10 best quotes on MS Dhoni’s captaincy by Cricketing Legends

Leadership is a quality which comes to a man from birth; it’s tough to be cultivated. A leader can be spotted even in a crowd of thousands; he would make himself evidently visible. While there are big B schools teaching and defining leadership skills India has seen a leader rise, and rise above all to be termed the best Indian captain by most he is captain cool MS Dhoni.

There is a thin line of difference which separates’ a captain and a Leader in true sense, one who is enacted as the skipper becomes a captain. Only those who take the bunch together lead from the front go on to become Leaders.

Dhoni to Indian cricket could be termed the best thing that happened in the previous decade. Since his debut for India, he has never let the selectors, fans and moreover himself down. Built up from strengths to strengths and with a dark-horse stature went into the T20 World Cup in 2007 with very little experience and the added weight of captaining a young team and he came back with the title, one of the all times high’s in Indian cricket is the World Cup title that they won in 2011 under Dhoni. Their dominance in limited over’s cricket was replicated with the Champions trophy win in England in 2013.

It is not all, taking India to the top position in Tests, ODI’s, winning tournaments which India never did before he took over as captain. In the initial phase worked with the most experienced cricketers for India along with Sachin Tendulkar. He has also stood like a pillar now that the team is in transition. Dhoni loves to back his players, give them the confidence to go on and face any challenge that is ahead of them.  And all that never actually reflects in his personality, still very much like the way he was when he debuted as a boy from the small town of Jharkhand.

His success story could inspire a book someday as of now it is already being transformed into a feature film in Bollywood. Dhoni has been praised not only by people in and around Indian cricket but from those who are regarded as the wisest brains to have taken the cricket field.

From his former teammates the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman to former Indian coach Gary Kirsten, have always heaped praises for this man. One of the best captains of all time himself Steve Waugh has praised Dhoni for his leadership. His Idol Dhoni likes to call Gilchrist whereas the man himself regards Dhoni pretty high.

Among those of the previous ear one could find Sunil Gavaskar, Ian Chappell and Ian Bishop have turned on to become MS Dhoni fans gradually.

We collect a few quotes from renowned names in cricket and form ‘the 10 best quotes on MS Dhoni’s captaincy by Cricketing Legends’

•  Gary Kirsten – ‘I would go to war with MS Dhoni by my side.’

• Sachin Tendulkar – ‘Dhoni is the best captain I have played under.’

• Sunil Gavaskar – ‘He has the ability of rising from the ashes. It is his temperament where he has treated those two imposters ‘fame and failure’ in just the same manner.’

• Steve Waugh – ‘If I am supposed to select a team Sachin will be the opener and Dhoni will be the Captain.’

• Rahul Dravid – ‘He is a great leader by example. Someone whom I have always admired for his ability to stay balanced and have the sense of equanimity about his captaincy.’

• Ian Chappell – ‘Dhoni is one of the finest leaders in the game in last 30 years and it is at par with the likes of Imran Khan, Mark Taylor and Arjuna Ranatunga.’

• Adam Gilchrist – ‘The best compliment for me is when someone says they will pay to watch me play, And I can say that I will pay to watch MS Dhoni bat. MS is not the next Gilchrist. He is the first MS Dhoni.’

• VVS Laxman – ‘He has that uniqueness to respond to a tough situation with ease. He does not involve himself much emotionally, and that’s his quality. India are lucky to have a captain like Dhoni.’

• Glen McGrath – ‘Dhoni has the respect of all other playing nations. I have found him to be a very strong leader.’

• Ian Bishop – ‘If 15 runs are needed of the last 6 balls, pressure is on the bowler and not MS Dhoni.’