Whenever a book is written on cricket, finishing chapter will be written on MS Dhoni: Aakash Chopra

Former cricketer Aakash Chopra released a lengthy 18-minute video on Saturday, March 2 to pay tribute to the legendary MS Dhoni. In the video, the 46-year-old stated that the game of cricket hasn’t seen a better finisher than Dhoni in its history and also compared the former India skipper with Michael Bevan, who was a dynamic middle-order batter and was known for finishing games for Australia.

Notably, after grinding hard in domestic cricket, Dhoni made his international debut in 2004 against Bangladesh in Chattogram. In just about three years, he led the national team to victory in the T20 World Cup and soon after that, he earned the title of a finisher. He was compared with Bevan a lot during the initial phase of his career but Chopra claimed that Dhoni’s game awareness was as good as Bevan if not better.

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“Whenever a book is written on cricket, the finishing chapter will be written on him, and he might write it himself because there hasn't been a better finisher than him in the history of cricket,” Chopra said on his YouTube channel.

“Around 2008, MS Dhoni started developing as a limited-overs cricketer who finished matches. He started getting compared with Michael Bevan. Michael Bevan was one of the best. Very few people have finished better than him. Michael Bevan's speciality was singles, doubles and running. MS Dhoni ran singles and doubles, hit fours and sixes, stayed unbeaten till the end, and his game awareness was as good as Michael Bevan, if not better,” he explained.

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Dhoni is currently attending the Pre-Wedding celebrations of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant at Jamnagar in Gujarat. Soon after that, he is expected to travel to Chennai and begin his preparations for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League. After winning the title last season, the Ranchi-born cricketer underwent knee surgery in Mumbai and has recovered well since then. Meanwhile, Chennai will play the first game of the season as they will host Royal Challengers Bangalore on March 22.