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WATCH: When Mohammad Azharuddin Played Helicopter Shot Before MS Dhoni Made It Popular
By SMCS - May 16, 2021 12:50 pm
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Former India captain MS Dhoni and his famous helicopter shot go hand in hand. While many do try to hit like him, it’s only Dhoni who has mastered the art as well as he brilliantly executes it to perfection. However, this is not at all an easy job as it requires nice wrist work and strong hands to hit the full-length deliveries, even yorkers out of the park. Notably, before Dhoni made it famous, former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin used to play it as well.

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Mohammad Azharuddin

Azharuddin, who was considered as one of the best in the business during his playing days, had once hit five consecutive fours off South Africa’s Lance Klusener. However, it happened in a Test match between India and South Africa when Azharuddin had played the helicopter shot also.

Meanwhile, after smashing the first four by a pull shot, he played a helicopter shot to dispatch the next one for another boundary at the Eden Gardens. Later, he smashed three more fours on the next three balls to make it five consecutive fours as well. Mohammed Azharuddin smashed 109 off 77 balls in the game too.

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However, Azharuddin was one of the best captains in the history of Indian cricket also. He led India in as many as three ODI World Cups.  After having made his India debut in an ODI against England in January 1985, he later led India in 221 matches across formats as well. He had played 99 Tests and 334 ODIs in his international cricketing career, scoring 6215, and 9378 runs in the two formats respectively which also included 29 centuries and 79 half-centuries across formats as well.

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On the other hand, MS Dhoni too is considered as one of the best finishers as well as captains of Indian cricket as well. After announcing his retirement from international cricket, he has continued to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) where he has been leading Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Before the league got postponed this season, CSK finished at the second spot in the IPL points table.