MS Dhoni blamed by another teammate over his phone aversion
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Former Indian captain MS Dhoni has been infamous for his aversion to phones; several of his former teammates have opened up on the star's detachment from social media. However, his strategies went on to establish him as one of the finest leaders in the history of the sport.
Over the years, MS Dhoni's leadership has been characterised by a simple approach that blended basics with a focus on control to the best of his abilities. This attitude helped him earn high esteem and establish himself as one of the greatest leaders in the game of cricket.
However, some former teammates, such as Irfan Pathan and Manoj Tiwary, went on to blame the former skipper for never taking phone calls from his fellow cricketers. They have also maligned his character in several ways.
R Sai Kishore reveals a massive lesson learnt from CSK veteran MS Dhoni
Tamil Nadu spinner R Sai Kishore's career began with Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2020, when the franchise brought him for his base price of INR 20 lakhs. Though he did not get to play for two whole seasons, the left-arm spinner moved to the Gujarat Titans in 2022.
The franchise signed him for a massive INR 3 crores, and the spinner soon went on to impress all with his new franchise. However, Kishore reveals in a recent interview that he learnt valuable lessons from the CSK legend MS Dhoni when he himself was part of the CSK setup.
In a recent interview on Provoke TV, Sai Kishore said, “I have learnt a lot about this from MS Dhoni. He would never pick up his phone. He used to leave his phone in his hotel room and come for the games. That’s how detached he would be. This inspired me because I used to ask myself if being involved in social media is needed. So looking at him inspired me.”
Sai Kishore's recent rise as a lead spinner in the IPL
Having started to play for the Gujarat Titans, Sai Kishore, over the last few seasons, has slowly turned into a lead spinner for the Titans. He has played in 25 matches in the tournament and has picked 32 wickets so far.
The best part of Sai Kishore as a spinner is his versatility, which he has proven using his ability to deliver in the powerplay, picking wickets in the middle-overs, and lastly bowling some crucial overs at the death.
He has been an economical bowler throughout his career despite the impact player rule, which often leads players to have a greater impact with the bat. His career economy looms around 8.85.
MS Dhoni's decorated career as the Indian skipper
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the very familiar name in Indian cricket, is often regarded as one of the greatest to have captained the Men in Blue side. Considered as one of the greatest white-ball captains, Dhoni also scored 10000+ runs throughout his career.
Dhoni led India to their second ICC ODI World Cup, while having won the first-ever T20 World Cup with the Indian side. On the other hand, he was also the first ever skipper in the history of the game to win all three of the ICC events: the ICC World Cup 2011, the ICC T20 World Cup 2007 and the ICC Champions Trophy 2013.
He also led the franchise Chennai Super Kings to 10 playoffs and went on to win 5 trophies with the side.
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