MS Dhoni is among the many few cricketers who’re praised each on and off the sector. While he’s one the perfect captains India ever had, followers additionally laud Dhoni’s down-to-earth nature. Not solely the followers, the truth is, Dhoni’s former and present teammates additionally hold sharing the unheard tales of his kindness. Of late, former India pacer S Sreesath lavished reward on the character of Dhoni and mentioned that the participant is amongst those that by no means take credit score of the great work they do.

“MS Dhoni would never say he made Rohit Sharma‘s career. I know him really well. We can say that because Dhoni gave him an opportunity. Why did he give him an opportunity? Because he knew that at that number he will do well. Be it Raina, Virat or Ashwin for that matter,” Sresanth instructed Sportskeeda.

“Mahi bhai has played a big role even in my career, everybody’s career. Nobody can change that. But why did he do that? Because he knew that if he supports those players, they will go to the next level. Maybe he gave the support to us that he himself didn’t get,” he added.

Former India captain Dhoni continues to encourage upcoming era of cricketers. Having achieved virtually all the pieces as a participant and a captain, Dhoni, who retired from worldwide cricket in August 2020, stays all the way down to earth on and off the sector.

The 42-year-old is India’s one of many nice captains, having led the group to 3 main ICC triumphs.

Under him, India gained the 2007 T20 World Cup, 2011 ODI World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy.

Overall, he led India in 332 matches, probably the most by a captain in worldwide cricket. Out of those, he gained 178, misplaced 120, tied six and 15 resulted in a no-result. His win proportion as a captain is 53.61. This mixed with the trophies he has gained, makes him India’s most profitable captain ever.

In these 332 matches, he scored 11,207 runs in 330 innings at a median of 46.89 and a strike fee of over 76. He scored 11 centuries and 71 fifties as a captain, with the perfect rating of 224. Safe to say, the burden of captaincy didn’t have an effect on MS in any respect.

His success on the worldwide degree spilled over to franchise cricket as properly. He represented and led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rising Pune Supergiant (RPG) within the Indian Premier League (IPL). Dhoni gained 5 IPL titles with CSK in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021 and 2023. He additionally gained two Champions League T20 titles with CSK in 2010 and 2014.

(With ANI Inputs)