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The lightning speed with which he lifts the bails off wickets…the almost immaculate accuracy with which he gauges trajectory of the ball to take a DRS call…the equanimity with which he handles tense situations on the field….And the man standing till the last to finish off in style….There is only one man to get all these jobs done with an equal ease…That is M.S.Dhoni! Let's have a look at the life and achievements of MS Dhoni, the man who completely changed Indian cricket for good.



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00:00 The lightning speed with which he lifts the bails of the wickets.
00:11 The almost immaculate accuracy with which he gorges the trajectory of the ball to take
00:16 a DRS call.
00:17 The equanimity with which he handles 10 situations on the field and the man standing till the
00:23 last to finish off in style.
00:25 There is only one man to get all these jobs done with an equal ease, that is MS Dhoni.
00:40 The abbreviation MSD and jersey number 7 has been stamped in Indian cricket with great
00:45 style.
00:46 The famous six hit by him in the final moments of the match to win the World Cup for India
00:51 became immortal as soon as the shot was hit and the camera followed the ball.
01:02 Very much like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, the man shouldered the responsibility
01:07 of over a billion citizens for a long time.
01:10 India never had a wicket-keeper who would actually bat.
01:14 There was Sabha Karim and Nayan Mungia to some extent but they never were the sort of
01:18 wicket-keepers who could actually play a good inning.
01:21 This void was filled after MSD came in the national side.
01:25 It was only after his arrival that India could also boast of a true and explosive wicket-keeper
01:30 batsman on the lines of Adam Gilchrist and Kumar Sangakara.
01:35 In fact, his arrival also gave India a real wicket-keeper who was agile and too swift
01:40 for the batsmen if they decided to venture out of their creases.
01:44 Another important quality which Dhoni had was the calmness of mind amid the charged
01:49 atmosphere and tense feelings when any match was going down to the wire.
01:54 He was absolutely unflappable.
01:56 Never ever did Captain Kool lost his graceful composure.
02:00 This quality of his even had his arch-rivals in awe of him.
02:08 Cricket has seen captains losing it very often whence the crunch situation came.
02:13 But MS Dhoni was always as calm as a cucumber.
02:17 This often made a difference when the push came to the shove.
02:20 "I would say that I feel equally frustrated.
02:25 I also feel angry at times.
02:27 I feel disappointed.
02:29 But what is important is none of these are constructive.
02:33 I would say I am like everyone else.
02:35 It's just that I control my emotions slightly better than some of the other individuals."
02:43 He also carried forward the tradition that Sourav Ganguly started of supporting young
02:47 and good players.
02:48 His unconditional belief in them has given several lifelines and has made careers of
02:53 several young players who owe their careers to him.
02:57 He has always been at their side whenever they were facing a lean patch.
03:01 Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are among those who have credited Dhoni with their success.
03:07 "I am sure everyone if you ask them about him, they have special things to say.
03:12 And especially for us who started our careers under him.
03:15 For us that doesn't change.
03:18 The respect will always be there because of the opportunity that he gave us and the faith
03:24 that he showed in us."
03:25 Dhoni is also credited to be a master strategist.
03:29 His unorthodox fielding placements and his decisions at the last moment to hand balls
03:34 to players whom the opponents least expected have often turned the game for India.
03:39 In the final of T20 World Cup in 2007, his decision to hand the last over to Joginder
03:44 Sharma had left everyone baffled.
03:47 But that turned out to be a masterstroke and India won the final and the cup.
03:50 Apart from this, his command over finishing the match was also unparalleled.
04:07 He was known for being one of the best finishers of the game.
04:11 He had exuded the same qualities while playing in IPL and due to these, he became the most
04:16 successful captain in the IPL's history with 104 victories under his name.
04:21 On 15th August 2020, when the nation was celebrating its Independence Day, Mahi took his fans by
04:27 surprise and announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket.
04:32 This was the end of the era of one of the greatest players who played for India.
04:36 Three years after, he hung his boots as an international cricketer.
04:40 The Indian cricket board, in a tribute to his contribution to the sport, has decided
04:44 to retire the number sported by the World Cup-winning captain.
04:48 M.S.
04:49 Thoni's iconic number 7 jersey won't be seen on any other Indian cricketer.
04:54 The only other cricketer bestowed a similar honour is Sachin Tendulkar.
04:58 In 2017, his signature number 10 jersey too was folded away for good.
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