A thorough gentleman and inspiration to the cricketing world, here's why Mahendra Singh Dhoni will always remain in our heart.
1. From a goal keeper to a most successful wicket keeper batsman of India.
Very few of us are aware of the fact that our captain cool , who belongs from a small town , had initial interest in football and he was a goalkeeper of the football team of his city. Once upon a time he was playing for his football team in the ground and at the same ground, a cricket match between two teams was going on at the same time. It was unfortunate for that team and a fortune for Mahendra Singh Dhoni that the wicket keeper of their cricket team got injured and match got interrupted due to lack of reserved wicket keeper.
After a while, someone suggested captain of that team to try Dhoni as a wicket keeper after watching his dives across the goal post for his team. After a short hesitation, captain of that team asked Dhoni to wear the wicket keeper gloves and play a role of wicket keeper of his team.
The job behind the wicket done by the Mahendra Singh Dhoni was quiet impressive from the point of view of the team captain and members and rest of the audience.Someone suggested Dhoni to join the cricket team and practice hard as the wicket keeper of the team . Dhoni accepted the challenge and did it in his own style and after that day what he did with his bat and gloves is the golden history for the Indian cricket. We got most successful captain of Indian cricket team, whom achievements has been proved to be incredible.
He also used to collect tickets at railway stations and now he has achieved everything, hence this guy has created his destiny and he is achieving more and more for India.
2.One of the most successful captain of India.
Dhoni is the only Indian captain who has record of having two ICC cricket world cup in two formats, once in 2007 in T 20 cricket and again after four years, in 2011 in the ODI format in the home country.
Also , a title of ICC Champions Trophy and many more such tremendous series victories at home and outside the home, even in Australia and England, where a series win was a status of level for any Indian team. Over all, our captain cool has proved everything in Indian cricket with all the incredible achievements achieved for Indian cricket.
3. Father of a tremendous shot in cricket "Helicopter shot".
Mahi created a new funny and powerful shot for world cricket, known as Helicopter shot in which bat of the batsman who play this shot gets a rotation of full circle and ball move along all the way for a maximum.
This shot clearly shows the wrist and hand power of the captain cool, Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
4.One of the best finishers cricket has ever seen.
Dhoni has got the ability to play at any slot in the batting line up. He knows just when to change gears, protect bowlers from blazing slower ones and finally finishing the job for India, every single time.
He is a great racer and race down the track in such a way that he can easily steal 2 runs at chance of a single and a single where it has no chance for it.
5.He is as cool as ice, less aggressive.
Be in a World Cup final, an ugly spat with opponents or a decision going against him, this man maintains calm in every situation.
6. He is the perfect example of sportsman spirit.
Who can forget the moment when he recalled Ian Bell in a Test match against England, when he was declared run out by the umpire. No wonder, Dhoni is the proud winner of Spirit of Cricket Award along with the first ever AIPS Fairplay Award in 2011.
In the recent series against South Africa, Mahi came forward and helped for the treatment of Duplesis, who was suffering from strain during his innings. It shows that Mahi is a man with golden heart.
7.He is the king of Indian advertising space.
Being the captain of Indian cricket team comes with its own perks. The list of brands that Dhoni endorses just keeps on increasing every year, making Dhoni one of the most powerful Indian brand icon.
8.Dhoni dreams of serving the country even after retiring from cricket, as a soldier.
True champions can never get enough of serving the country. Dhoni holds the post of Honorary Lieutenant Colonel in the parachute regiment of Indian military and plans to get more involved with them after retiring from his cricketing duties.
With Dhoni leading another young team to the upcoming World Cup, all India needs is a little bit of boost to recreate history . This World Cup, get together and say it loud #Stay Champion.
9. He stays clear of controversies.
Dhoni is a simple and intelligent man. He never gets into something which could tarnish his image, hurt someone's sentiments or disappoint his fans. Clearly, Dhoni and controversies don't get along same path.
10. Dhoni keep faith in his players and he trust them with their life.
Nobody gave an unknown Joginder Sharma a chance to play for India but Dhoni tossed him the ball in the final over of the World T20 final against Pakistan. We all remember what happened next!
