March 29, 2024

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The MS Dhoni of Old Returns for Team India!

The MS Dhoni of Old Returns for Team India!

By: Sandipan Bose

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The pressure of expectation can get to any cricketer. But how you handle it is the main thing about cricket and who else knows it better than MS Dhoni. He still being called ‘Captain Cool’ became he handled pressure the best.

Dhoni has announced retirement from captaincy in shorter formats of the game. He almost is the same cricketer who burst into international cricket with a bang. Nothing seemed to have changed since then.

Dhoni’s unassuming smile, trademark shots with strong bottom-hand grip, his quick running between the wickets, his ability to read a match situation from behind the wicket, leading the team from the front so on and so forth.

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And a day after former Indian cricketer, Ravi Shastri paid rich tribute to him for being a ‘dada captain’ and even ‘conferred the best ever Indian captain’ title, it is actually heart-warming to see the way MS Dhoni batted.

Dhoni was on-song against England in the 1st practice match at Cricket Club India in Mumbai on Tuesday. He actually doesn’t need to worry like he did during his captaincy days right now.

But his objective “to enjoy the game” was quite obvious when he smashed 68 off 40 deliveries. This knock in the preparatory game against England isn’t something Dhoni wouldn’t perhaps keep in mind in years to come.

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But now it would certainly help us understand how the dynamics of the game works. If you are in a zone of free-spirit, a player of Dhoni’s caliber is actually quite the most dangerous prospect for any team.

As always, he doesn’t need to worry about failures and today, he is actually fearless because he isn’t playing the sport to save his reputation. Dhoni is also here because he is going to go all out and make life difficult for the opposition.

Don’t be surprised if he bats the England team out of the ODI series this time. At least, he has given the initial signs on Tuesday evening that the Dhoni of old returns!

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