What Sachin said about Dhoni?
“I told Sachin that if both of you and Dravid do not want to lead the side, how will we go about things? Then Sachin told me that we have one more player in the country who could lead the side and his name is none other than MS Dhoni. After that, we gave the leadership to Dhoni,” he added.
Who is the coach of Mahendra Singh Dhoni?
MS Dhoni remained unknowable in his retirement from international cricket but childhood coach Keshav Ranjan Banerjee on Sunday said criticism and speculations around his long sabbatical may have played a role.
Who is better Virat Kohli or Mahendra Singh Dhoni?
He has won all the major trophies as India limited-overs captain — 50-over World Cup, T20 World Cup as well as Champions Trophy. Virat is the better Test captain, but across formats, it’s Dhoni.” Kohli has captained India in 95 ODIs, winning 65 matches and losing 27 with one tie and two no result.
Why did Dhoni drop Ganguly?
Before the 2008 tri-series in Australia, Dhoni had taken a bold move of proposing selectors to drop players like Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid from the ODI squad due to their inefficiency in the fielding department.
Which players has Dhoni dropped?
Dropping Sourav Ganguly-Rahul Dravid from ODIs Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid belong to the latter. The former India captains combined amassed almost 23,000 runs in 50-over format during the course of their illustrious careers.
Who was captain after Ganguly?
Rahul Dravid After taking over as India’s full-time captain from Ganguly, Dravid captained the team in 62 ODIs.
Is Ganguly behind Dhoni retirement?
Every good thing comes to an end and this has been an absolutely brilliant one,” Ganguly said in an official release issued by BCCI. One of the greatest to have ever played the game, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, has announced his retirement from international cricket.
Who said what on Dhoni retirement?
Sourav Ganguly
Why did Ganguly retire?
Due to the match-fixing scandals in 2000 by other players of the team, and for his poor health, Indian captain Sachin Tendulkar resigned his position, and Ganguly was made the captain of the Indian cricket team. Ganguly was again dropped from the team, however he was selected to play in the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
When did Ganguly retired?
2008