R Ashwin Recalls MS Dhoni's Words After 2011 West Indies Series

R Ashwin recently recalled the Mumbai Test against West Indies in 2011, which ended as a draw with the scores level. Notably, it was the only second game which was ended this way.

While chasing 243, India required three runs in the last over on Day 5 which was bowled by pacer Fidel Edwards, whereas they had two wickets in hand. Tailender Varun Aaron gave the strike to Ashwin, who had scored a century in the first innings and brought the equation to 2 off 2.

Ashwin then tried to flick the penultimate ball but got an inside edge onto his pad leaving India 2 to score in the final ball. He then hit the ball to the deep and showed no urgency to take the second run. The scores were levelled, but India was not all out, so the game was declared drawn and not tied. Post the game, MS Dhoni had a word with Ashwin and the veteran spinner has recently shared that.

"After the game, MS Dhoni came to me and said, ‘You could have taken a chance in the previous ball. Probably taken a single, and let Varun Aaron slog one off the last ball’. So yeah, that’s hindsight,” Ashwin told Pakistan journalist Mazher Arshad in a Youtube interview.

He further added, “I was pretty young into international cricket and that time whatever I was touching was turning into gold. I had got the MoM in the first Test then I got married in between and then came back to play the Mumbai Test. In the final innings, we looked good to chase, but all of a sudden, we had a collapse. I didn’t want to risk going for a big shot, and then, the next batsman coming in and getting out. Fidel Edwards was getting it to reverse and it would have been difficult for a No.11. we could lose the Test match, from being in a position of strength, it was not even 50-50."

However, he also had to bear the consequences soon after the match as he was criticised on social media for not taking the second run. Although he didn’t take the second run, Ashwin was awarded the Man of the Series for claiming 22 wickets in three games. He was also the Man of the Match as well.

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Gautam Gambhir Recalls Being the Roommate of MS Dhoni

Former India opener Gautam Gambhir recently recalled his memories from the good old days and opened up about the days when he and MS Dhoni used to share a room during their tour with the national team.

He said, "So, we removed the bed out of the room and then we slept on the floor on the mattresses and it was a great moment because we both were young. MS just initially started playing international cricket, we went to Kenya together, Zimbabwe, India A tour together, we spent a lot of time together."

He further added, "We were roommates for more than a month and all we used to talk about was hair because he had those long hair and how he would maintain that hair and all that stuff," Gambhir said on Star Sports show Cricket Connected. We remember sleeping on the floor, because we had a very small room and the first week, we were discussing how to make this room look bigger.

However, Gautam Gambhir had earlier shared that the former India captain was 'lucky' to have such a good and experienced team to lead and therefore he was able to be as successful as he was in his reign as the captain because the hard work was done by his seniors especially Sourav Ganguly – the former India captain and now the president of the BCCI.

He added that MS Dhoni has been a very lucky captain because he got the experienced team in every format. Even he also added that leading the side in the 2011 World Cup team was very easy for him as he had players like Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Virat Kohli and others so he had got the best teams that helped India win. Notably, MS Dhoni became the first captain to win all three ICC trophies.

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S Badrinath Thinks MS Dhoni Must Take a Call on His International Future

Former Team India, as well as, Chennai Super Kings player S Badrinath thinks that former India captain MS Dhoni should take a call on his international future soon but he also shared that the choice should be left on him only. MS Dhoni has been out of the action ever since India lost to New Zealand in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup in England. His absence led the speculation of his retirement too but that didn’t stay long as he started practising for the 13th edition of Indian Premier League as well. Badrinath has played under Dhoni's captaincy in both IPL and India as well.

"It’s important he chooses. His body is also something that has gone through quite a bit. There’s a reason why he doesn’t play First-Class cricket or Test cricket because his back has also troubled him. It happens with any keeper, once you’ve played so much cricket under so much stress," Badrinath told Hindustan Times.

He further added, "He’s probably taking stock of how much he’s left in him. A player of his calibre, nobody should decide whether he should play the T20 World Cup, he should play IPL. It’s upto MS to decide what he wants to decide. Right now, there is too much speculation going around as well, most of it is not true."

Badrinath also shared some insight about Chennai Super Kings where he told that despite how one performs, the owners treated every player the same. "One thing that I learnt from Dhoni was that if something is going well, it’s important not to tamper with it. Even we don’t know, but something is working. And it’s better to not touch it. CSK is one of the most grounded franchises because we always went there and did our jobs."

Nasser Hussain Comments on Virat Kohli’s Captaincy

Former England captain Nasser Hussain has referred India captain, Virat Kohli, a 'tinker man', said that at times he tinkers a little bit too much with his captaincy. While speaking on Star Sports show Cricket Connected, Hussain said how Kohli has emerged as a captain over the years.

"First thing I would say is he’s his own man. It’s very easy coming after MS Dhoni and think, well, I’ve got to be like MS Dhoni, I’ve got to be this calm, calculated finisher, cool, ice man. Virat Kohli could never be the cool ice man. Virat Kohli wears his heart on his sleeve," Hussain said.

He again added, "If you watch Virat Kohli play football in the morning, I worry about some of his own players because he’s so keen to win, he could do a double-footed tackle at waist height to be honest because he just wants to win and that’s why in a run chase in white-ball cricket, if you ask me to name one person I want in a run chase in white-ball cricket, it would be Kohli because he sees that winning target and that’s all he’s interested in.”

Husain also opened up about India's 'selection plan', saying that India made a mistake in the World Cup 2019 by not researching properly for the No. 4 position. India lost to New Zealand in the semifinal of 2019 Cricket World Cup. And since then, former India captain MS Dhoni has been out of the action.

He added that while coming to a World Cup, they need to know about the crucial No. 4 position when they got so many great batsmen in the team. But they lacked in that position which was needed to be sorted out. However, that might have cost them the game as well. Notably, India have tried many players in that position but hardly a few did well.

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MS Dhoni Helped Me Learn the Art of Reading Pitches and Setting Fields, Reveals Kuldeep Yadav

India spinner Kuldeep Yadav recently said that he learnt the art of reading pitches and setting fields from former India captain MS Dhoni who is known for his guidance to the bowlers, especially youngsters behind the stumps.

"When I started my career, I wasn't good at reading the pitch. I learnt about this aspect after I started playing with MS Dhoni. He would often tell me when I needed to spin the ball or where I needed to pitch it," Kuldeep told Deep Dasgupta in the third episode of ESPNcricinfo Cricketbaazi.

He further added, "Dhoni was very good at setting the field as well. That's why I never paid attention to field placement when I bowled with Dhoni keeping the wicket. He would understand where the batsman could try to hit me and set the field accordingly. It helped me bowl with more confidence. This is something I learnt from him and since the time he has not played ODI cricket, this has gone missing as well."

However, Kuldeep shared that he can set his own field now and he also gave the credit to current India captain Virat Kohli for believing in youngsters like him. Kohli believes in all the youngsters to give them full freedom which is also one of the reasons why Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep have had a successful partnership for India and also become the vital cogs in white-ball cricket.

The left-handed spinner further added that Kohli believes that they can win matches for India. When the captain shows faith in a player, his frame of mind improves and it makes everything quite easy as well. He further revealed that for the captain, Virat Kohli, it doesn't matter if a bowler sometimes gave away 65-70 runs in his ten overs but if he picks up three wickets, the captain will be happy.

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Ishant Sharma Reveals the Bond He Shares with MS Dhoni

India speedster Ishant Sharma has spoken about his bond with former India captain MS Dhoni, citing that their interactions gradually increased after 2013. While speaking on Star Sports show Cricket Connected, Ishant said that he started talking to him and understanding him after 2013. He even got to know how cool Dhoni is and how nicely he talks and treats to everyone, especially youngsters.

Ishant further added that Dhoni is exactly like this on the field too and his room is open for everyone. He even shared that he has learnt a lot from the former captain. Recently, former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan had said that Dhoni started giving bowlers more control with time.

"He was much more calmer in 2013. Look, in 2007 it was the first time and you understand that when you’re given a big responsibility of leading the country, you always get excited about certain things," Pathan said on Star Sports show Cricket Connected. "Obviously, the meetings were always smaller even in 2007 and in 2013 Champions Trophy as well, there were no differences in terms of 5-minute meetings.”

"But one thing that has really changed and that happens with experiences, when young Mahendra Singh Dhoni became a captain in 2007, he used to run from the wicket-keeping end to the bowler in excitement and try to control the bowler as well. By 2013 came he was letting the bowler control themselves rather he controlling them, so he understood that and he was very calm and in control in 2013 Champions Trophy,” he added.

However, the former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been out of action ever since India had lost the semi-final to New Zealand in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup. His absence from the game has led the speculation of retirement as well. But that didn’t last long as he was seen practising for the 2020 Indian Premier League which got postponed for the indefinite time period owing to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak not only in the country but also in the entire world.

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Must Give Virat Kohli Credit for Continuing to Learn from MS Dhoni, Says Michael Hussey

Former Australia cricketer Michael Hussey shared that India captain Virat Kohli should be given credit for still learning from the former India captain MS Dhoni. Dhoni gave up the responsibility in white-ball cricket in 2017 but has been an active part of the side as well where Virat Kohli often seen discussing strategies with him on the field.

"I think you got to give a lot of kudos to Virat Kohli, having someone like MS Dhoni still in the team who’s been, arguably, India’s most successful captain. Sometimes some people would find that threatening to still have that person in the team," Hussey said in an episode of chat show Sony Ten’s Pit Stop on Sony India’s Facebook page.

"But I think that’s where you need to tip your hat to Virat and so you know he’s obviously got the personality to say ‘no, no I would like this guy around. I can learn from this guy, and he’s going to help me get down the better skipper and obviously have a better team’," he further added.

Notably, former captain, MS Dhoni has not played a single game ever since India lost in the semi-final of the 2019 World Cup against New Zealand. Moreover, that has led to speculation about his retirement as well where veteran India spinner Harbhajan Singh shared Dhoni's days are over.

Harbhajan had told Rohit Sharma in an Instagram live session, "He will 100% play the IPL, but does he want to play for India anymore, that's the first thing we need to find out. Does he feel like it or not? As far as I know, he doesn't want to.”

Meanwhile, MS Dhoni had started practising for the 13th edition of Indian Premier League which eventually got postponed amid the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in the country and a call is yet to be taken on this league.

The growth of the Indian National Cricket Team

India National Cricket Team that represents India is one of the most popular and strong teams in the cricketing world. Indian National Cricket Team is also known as Men in Blue and shortly as Team India.

Team India is a full member of International Cricket Council in all the formats of the game: Test, One Day International, and Twenty20 International. The team India is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

Indian National Cricket Team acquired its test status in the year 1932 and the team has struggled in test cricket for 20 years without a single win. It managed to get its first test win in 1952.

The Team India in its first fifty years in international cricket is one of the weakest cricket team. They played 196 test matches and again victory in only 35 during the first fifty years. The performance of Indian Team improved in the 1970s with players like Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and more join the team.

In those days, Team India played better only at home and not overseas. At the beginning of the 21st century, Team India worked on its performance abroad. The team won test matches in Australia, England, and South Africa.

Team India has won ICC Cricket World Cup two times in the year 1983 and 2011. In 1983, Team India won the world cup for the first time under the captaincy of Kapil Dev and in 2011, Team India’s World Cup winning captain was MS Dhoni.

Team India became the third team to win the World Cup more than once after West Indies and Australia and it is also the first cricket team to win the World Cup at home. Other than that, Team India has won ICC World Twenty20 2007 and ICC Champions Trophy 2013 under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.

The Current captain of Team India is Virat Kohli and as of October 2018, Indian National Cricket Team is ranked second in ODIs and T20Is and is ranked first in Tests.

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Know all about Sri Lanka’s tour of New Zealand 2018-2019

New Zealand National Cricket Team and Sri Lanka National Cricket Team will face each other in upcoming Sri Lanka’s tour of New Zealand that will start from tomorrow.

The tour will consist of three-match One Day International Series, two-match test series and one Twenty20 International. The tour will start with the longest format of the game from December 15 at Wellington and end with the shortest format of the game on January 11 at Auckland.

Before the series, a 3-day Practice Match had taken place between New Zealand XI and Sri Lanka National Cricket Team from December 8 at McLean Park, Napier. The 3-day Practice Match ended in a draw.

Now, New Zealand vs Sri Lanka test series will kick off from December 15 at Basin Reserve, Wellington with its first test. The second test will begin from December 26 at Hagley Oval, Christchurch.

Following the test series, the tour will witness three-match One Day International Series that is scheduled on 3 January 2019, 5 January 2019 and 8 January 2019 with 1st ODI, 2nd ODI, and 3rd ODI respectively.

The 1st ODI and 2nd ODI will take place at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui while 3rd ODI will take place at Saxton Oval, Nelson. The tour will end on 11 January 2019 with its only Twenty20 International at Eden Park, Auckland.

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Match schedule is as under:

Date	Match	Venue	Time
December 15 - December 19	1st Test	Basin Reserve, Wellington	3:30 AM (Dec 15) 10:00 PM GMT (Dec 14) / 11:00 AM LOCAL
December 26 - December 30	2nd Test	Hagley Oval, Christchurch	3:30 AM (Dec 26) 10:00 PM GMT (Dec 25) / 11:00 AM LOCAL
January 03	1st ODI	Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui	6:30 AM 01:00 AM GMT / 02:00 PM LOCAL
January 05	2nd ODI	Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui	6:30 AM 01:00 AM GMT / 02:00 PM LOCAL
January 08	3rd ODI	Saxton Oval, Nelson	3:30 AM (Jan 08) 10:00 PM GMT (Jan 07) / 11:00 AM LOCAL
January 11	Only T20I	Eden Park, Auckland	11:30 AM 06:00 AM GMT / 07:00 PM LOCAL

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Rashid Khan did MS Dhoni’s Helicopter Shot

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is one among the greats in cricket. MS Dhoni is not only being the great cricketer but is also the most successful captain. MS Dhoni Biography reveals many interesting facts about him and why he is popularly known as Captain Cool.

In the world of cricket, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's helicopter shot is one of the most popular cricket shots ever played by a batsman. Many international and domestic players try to copy it whenever they can.

Recently, Afghanistan cricketer Rashid Khan against the tall Mohammad Irfan emulated one of the greatest finishers of all time MS Dhoni. He hit a ‘Helicopter Shot’ for six!. The ball sailed over the deep mid-wicket fence and went on to hit the roof of the Sharjah stadium like it did many times when the former Indian captain hit a helicopter shot.

Leg-spinner Rashid Khan has proved that it is not just the ball that he has been doing great but as the batsman too. Rashid Khan Biography reveals his hard work and why he is called as the best bowler in the world.

Not only Rashid Khan but his teammate Mohammad Shahzad has also tried to play the shot on many occasions in the past. Mohammad Shahzad considers Dhoni as his idol and always tries to bat like him.

Rashid Khan is playing in the T10 League clash against Pakhtoons for Maratha Arabians, he

smashed a six off Pakistan left-arm speedster Mohammad Irfan in the 9th over. Irfan had delivered a full delivery outside off-stump which the 20-year old judged quickly as he shuffled across the stumps and hit a nearly perfect helicopter shot.

After the shot, captain Virender Sehwag jumped out of his seat to applaud the shot from best bowler in the world. Rashid Khan shared a clip of that moment on his official Twitter account. The tweet along with video read as “#Helicopters #Inventer @msdhoni Bhai @T10League @MarathaArabians”

Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Tom Moody replied to the clip “Practice makes perfect!” and he was in awe of the shot. India’s Rishabh Pant and England women's cricket team stumper Danielle Wyatt also praised Rashid.

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