Former India captain, Rahul Dravid has praised the batting of his former teammate MS Dhoni during the slog overs of the game, saying that the wicket-keeper often played during the period as if the result did not really matter to him. Dravid also said that even one of the most crunch situations, not worrying about consequences can help players bring out the best in themselves.
Talking to Sanjay Manjrekar during a videocast for ESPNCricinfo, Dravid said, “You watch MS Dhoni play during the backend of a match when he was at his best, you always felt like that he is doing something really important to him but he is playing it like the result does not really matter to him.”
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Rahul Dravid further added, “I think you need to have that or you need to train for it. It is a skill that I never had. The consequences of any decision mattered to me. It would be interesting to ask MS Dhoni that is this something that has come naturally to him or did he work on this during his career.”
Dhoni made his ODI debut against Bangladesh in 2004, but he announced his arrival to international cricket with his knock of 148 against Pakistan in 2005 in the second ODI of the six-match series at Vishakapatnam. He is the only captain to win all major ICC trophies (50-over World Cup, T20 World Cup, and Champions Trophy). Under his leadership, India also managed to reach the no.1 the number one ranking in Test cricket.
He first led an inexperienced Indian side to the T20 World Cup triumph in 2007. He then took over ODI captaincy, but he had to wait for leading the Test side as Anil Kumble was doing the duties in the longest format. Over his career, Dhoni has been renowned for his finishing skills and he is often viewed as the best finisher that the game has ever seen.
In 2017, Dhoni handed over the captaincy reins to Virat Kohli in the ODIs and T20Is after hanging his boots from Test cricket in 2014. 50-over format.
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However, in recent times, Dhoni had to face criticism for his slow batting approach during India’s matches. Earlier this year, Dhoni did not find a place in the list of BCCI’s centrally contracted players from October 2019 to September 2020.
