Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s 15-year-long worldwide profession noticed him rise by way of the ranks as an unorthodox wicket-keeper batsman to one among Indian cricket’s all-time greats. He’s essentially the most profitable captain the nation has seen and a revered determine in worldwide cricket as “Captain Cool.” Everyone has to begin someplace and former India cricketer Syed Saba Karim revealed one such occasion within the commentary field, concerning the emergence of Dhoni, earlier than his call-up to the nationwide staff. Karim recalled the primary time he met Dhoni and the way he grew to become acquainted with his skillsets after turning into a selector for Bihar within the Ranji Trophy.

“My story is very interesting. The first time I saw MS Dhoni, it was his second year in the Ranji Trophy. He used to play for Bihar. I saw him batting and keeping, and I still remember while he was batting, he had that brilliance which we even saw later, playing big lofted shots to a spinner or a pace bowler. Even for wicket-keeping, the footwork that one should have was lacking a bit. We worked with him on this at that time, and he still remembered what he was taught then. When we used to chat, he used to speak about it. It was a turning point in MS’s career where he actually got going. In one-dayers, we started to let him open because his batting was so strong and he used to get quick runs,” mentioned Saba Karim on JioCinema.

Karim then mentioned Dhoni’s first sequence for India ‘A’ the place his batting performances satisfied the nationwide staff selectors to lastly give him an opportunity. The relaxation, as they are saying, is historical past. “The second turning point was the tri-series in Kenya between India ‘A’, Pakistan ‘A’, and Kenya. MS Dhoni got an opportunity to play because Dinesh Karthik was joining the national team. There, MS kept the wickets well and for batting don’t even ask! We played against Pak ‘A’ twice and he batted so well in the series.”

He added, “From there it was a turning point in his career and after that, his name was in the reckoning. I even remember I was in Calcutta at that time, and Sourav (Ganguly) was the captain. I went to meet him and I told him there is this keeper who should come into the Indian team because he was batting so well and was such a safe keeper. Unfortunately, Sourav hadn’t seen MS play just before we toured Pakistan, and he wasn’t selected for that tour. But he was after that.”