Former India pacer RP Singh has played under many legendary Indian team captains. Debuting under the realm of Sourav Ganguly, the Fast bowler has also been captained by the likes of Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, and MS Dhoni. In a recent chat, the former India speedster shares his experience of playing under different captains during his international career.

RP Singh names  Kumble was his best captain explaining that Kumble understood the ‘psyche of a bowler’.  The fast bowler also revealed how each of his captains one read the game differently and planned their strategy accordingly.

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Speaking with Akash Chopra on a Chatshow, RP Singh said,  “Anil Kumble was himself a bowler and so he was the best captain of my life. I played only a few matches under him but he knew the psyche of the bowler. I said ‘I will bowl in-swing then he would say no continue bowling out-swing and postpone your thoughts’. Rahul Dravid would not do that. He was a bowler and he knew better about frustrating a bowler.”

Speaking on Rahul Dravid,  RP Singh commented on ‘the Wall’s’ technical mastery. The 34-year-old fast bowler says,  “Rahul Dravid was technically a very smart player, he would read the game and decided what to do. In the England series, I asked to bowl from round the wicket but he should bowl a bit from over the wicket. I looked up to him after a few overs and asked again and then he asked if the ball is swinging and even asked MS Dhoni. He allowed me to bowl round the wicket after that. Setting up the field in different ways, he was a technical master, he knew how to run the game,” he said.

RP Singh considers MS Dhoni as the best reader of the game. Under Dhoni’s leadership, the duo won the inaugural ICC T20 World Cup in 2007.

“We haven’t seen anyone reading the game better than MS Dhoni. When to drag a situation, change it, leave it, or how to carry on the game from a situation, I haven’t seen anyone better than him in my playing career. He was a player who would read the situation differently,” he said.

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RP Singh recalls his friendship with MS Dhoni who continues to be a close friend of the pacer. The fast bowler recalls how both of them have a contrasting career graph after Dhoni’s appointment as India captain. “We used to spend time together, then he became captain and his graph kept going up and mine down. But our friendship is intact and we still talk and roam around together. In cricketing matters, we have different opinions.”