Former India opener Gautam Gambhir reckons that MS Dhoni could’ve registered a plethora of batting records had the Indian captain opted to bat at no.3 in ODIs. Gambhir was asked to choose between current India skipper Virat Kohli and Dhoni while chasing target successfully in ODIs.

During a Star Sports show ‘Cricket Connected’, Gambhir explained, “It’s very difficult to compare both of them because of one bats at No. 3, one bats at No. 6 or 7.” According to Gambhir, with the kind of flat pitches on offer and quality of current bowling attacks in world cricket now, the Jharkhand dasher could have broken most of the records had he batted at three.

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Gambhir further added, “MS batting at No. 3 on flat wickets, with the quality of bowling attack now in world cricket. Look at Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, West Indies, in the current situation, with the kind of quality in international cricket there is, MS Dhoni would have probably broken most of the records.”

MS in his career usually batted lower down the order and was more of a finisher. The former opener felt that Dhoni would have been the most exciting cricketer in the world had he not captained India and batted up the order at number three.

However former India speedster Irfan Pathan had a different perception. Pathan said that if one compares Dhoni to Kohli at number three, Kohli would have been a better option.

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Pathan explained, “But MS had all the chance to bat at No. 3, he didn’t. Look, I really believe that if you compare Virat and Mahendra Singh Dhoni batting at No. 3, I still feel Virat has a better technique. There’s nothing that I am taking away from Dhoni, obviously, he has been an absolute legend of the game. I will still take Virat any day.”