Dhoni is the most successful captain of Team India. Apart from captaincy, his wicketkeeping and batting are also excellent. Mahi has blown away good bowlers on the cricket pitch. However, this player from Jharkhand achieved his place in the Indian team after much struggle. Dhoni's biopic film also has a story of his struggle and selection in the Indian cricket team. But for what reason he reached the jersey of the Indian team, this secret is not known to the people. Former veteran wicketkeeper-batsman Syed Kirmani, who was part of the 1983 World Cup-winning team, has now unleashed the secret of Dhoni's selection.
Syed Kirmani has also been the chairman of selectors of the Indian cricket team. In a conversation, he told the story behind Dhoni's selection in Team India in 2004. Kirmani told Hindustan Times that never before did I disclose how Dhoni got selected in the Indian cricket team. Me and Pranab Roy were watching the Ranji Trophy match. It has been a long time since, and I cannot say exactly which match it was. But Pranab Roy is witness to this. Syed said that he (Pranab Roy) told me that a wicketkeeper from Jharkhand is a batsman (Dhoni) who is young and should be selected. I asked Pranab if he is wicketkeeping in this match, he told that no, he is currently on fine leg.
After this, Kirmani saw Dhoni's record of two years. Kirmani was surprised to see MS' records. Dhoni had scored consecutive runs which would prove his batting ability. Without seeing MS wicketkeeping, Kirmani had asked to choose. After this, what Dhoni did is the history of world cricket. The story of selection is shown in the biopic of MS. In this, he was seen hitting very high sixes towards the selectors. Regarding Dhoni's successful captaincy and strategy, Syed said that a wicket-keeper is the captain's eye. He knows where to field the fielders and how bowling should be done. MS did the same. With the help of his wicketkeeping skills and batting, MS has changed the cricket of this era.
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