The illustrious MS Dhoni having led the Indian cricket team was recently sighted exuberantly partaking in a friends birthday celebration. Not long ago he graced the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament displaying his prowess for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
MS Dhoni chose to relinquish captaincy just before IPL 2024 began passing the reigns to Ruturaj Gaikwad. He played in lowerorder positions throughout the season providing vital cameos for CSK. Over 14 games Dhoni scored 161 runs with an impressive strike rate of 220.55.
A friend of MS Dhoni came to Instagram to share a photo of his birthday celebrations, which the great cricketer attended.
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“He can easily sit in an Australian dressing room and easily captain it” – Matthew Hayden on MS Dhoni
Matthew Hayden a former Australian cricket sensation recently shared his insights on what makes MS Dhoni stand out as a remarkable captain. He expressed his belief that Dhonis humility and commitment to teamwork would have seamlessly positioned him as the captain of a prestigious Australian squad.
During an interview with Sports Vikatan, Hayden stated:
“Dhoni is exactly what I was saying before. He can easily sit in an Australian dressing room and easily captain it because he believes that he is not bigger than anyone else. He’ll collect bags, he’ll throw cricket balls. He’s just a very humble individual. And he works hard at the team and not on promoting Dhoni.”
Matthew Hayden
The former CSK opener continued:
“You’ll never hear him telling people how great he is or what he’s achieved. That is Dhoni’s X-factor. You look at Australia and go ’25 million people. How did they win the World Cup against us?’ Dhoni… he just finds a way to galvanize people together and does it in a way that is nothing about ego, not about self-promotion.”
Matthew Hayden
Matthew Hayden enjoyed a stint under MS Dhoni guidance at Chennai from 2008 to 2010. Over 32 games the lefthanded batsman scored 1107 runs for the Chennai Super Kings maintaining an average of 36.90 alongside eight halfcenturies.