Former Indian cricket team captain MS Dhoni is a household name in the sport of cricket. Every player, young or old wants to have a conversation with him to get some of his wisdom. However, the Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar revealed one such incident when Captain Cool wasn’t that cool in conversing with him during the start of his career.
Sachin Tendulkar said, “the BCCI offered me captaincy in 2007, but my body was in terrible shape. My observation of MS Dhoni was very good. His mind is very stable, he’s calm, he’s instinctive, and makes the right decisions. I recommended him for the captaincy”. (JioCinema). pic.twitter.com/hTsB0bp3IU
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Sachin Tendulkar has reflected on several occasions involving Mahendra Singh Dhoni from the early days of the latter’s career in the Indian team. Sachin reminisced about the initial encounter with Dhoni and revealed the reason behind his recommendation of Dhoni for the captaincy in 2007.
“First time I saw him was in Bangladesh. In one of the match, he played one or two shots at the end. The kind of sound I heard from his bat, I immediately turned towards Sourav (Ganguly), sitting next to me, and said: “Dada iske balle se awwaz kuch alag aa raha hai “There is something different when he hits the ball),” Sachin Tendulkar said on Jio Insider.
“The big hitters have this specialty and when they connect it you will think it is going to the distance but it will travel 10 yards more. I saw that quality in his batting,” he added.
Why Did Dhoni Avoid Sitting With Sachin?
Recalling their first meeting, Sachin recounted an incident during the Bangladesh tour in 2003-04 that shed light on why Dhoni never used to sit beside him on the plane.
“Few players told me, most of the time in flight his seat would be next to be but he will switch it with some other players,” laughed Sachin.
“Kuch saal wo mere baaju mei baitha hi nahi (For few years, he never sat next to me). We started sitting next to each other later. I didn’t know that he was so shy and that’s why he used to switch his seats.”
Sachin Recommending Dhoni For Captaincy
Furthermore, Sachin Tendulkar also discussed his rationale behind endorsing MS Dhoni for the captaincy when the BCCI offered him the role in 2007.
“The BCCI offered me captaincy in 2007, but my body was in terrible shape.
“My observation of MS Dhoni was very good. His mind is very stable, he’s calm, he’s instinctive, and makes the right decisions. I recommended him for the captaincy”.
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