Recently, ex-Indian captain MS Dhoni was seen on vacation withwith family and friends.
Back in May, MS Dhoni was active during IPL 2023. He captained Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to their fifth trophy, matching a record. After that game, fans got a treat. Dhoni said he’d attempt a return next season if he could.
Last month, the good news kept coming for fans. CSK confirmed they’d retain Dhoni for IPL 2024. Further, he’d captain them again. Excitement spread among his fans worldwide.
Ziva, Dhoni’s daughter, recently posted a video of their family vacationing together on Instagram. It shows MS Dhoni enjoying himself greatly with Sakshi and Ziva Dhoni.
Here is the video for you to watch:
“Because of captaincy, he couldn’t achieve what he could have achieved as a batter” – Gautam Gambhir on MS Dhoni
Gautam Gambhir, a former Indian opener, has shared insights about MS Dhoni’s selflessness while serving as captain. He claimed that Dhoni sacrificed personal records and placed the requirements of the team ahead of his own in order to win trophies for India.
Gambhir clarified:
“Because of captaincy, he couldn’t achieve what he could have achieved as a batter. A lot of times as captain, you have to keep the team first. If MS was not captain, he could have batted at No 3. I am sure he could have broken several ODI records. He has won a lot of trophies, but individually, he sacrificed his international runs for trophies.”
Gautam Gambhir
Additionally, Gautam Gambhir believed that having a dominant wicket-keeper batsman like MS Dhoni to end the innings at number seven was a godsend for India. He continued, saying:
“Earlier, they were keepers first and batters later but MS was a batter first and then was a wicketkeeper. It was a blessing for Indian cricket that in Dhoni, we got a wicketkeeper-batter who can win you matches from No. 7 because he had that power game.”
Gautam Gambhir