As rightly said ‘Genius is one who knows when to stop.’
In 9 years of
captaincy Mahendra Singh Dhoni has emerged as one of India’s most successful
captain this cricket crazy country has seen.
BCCI chairman of selectors MSK
Prasad today Praised the outgoing captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni at a press after
announcing Indian ODI and T-20 International teams of the Series against
England with Virat Kohli being made captain with return of Yuvraj Singh in the
team. He Said ‘We know what Mahi is all
about, he is a captain by nature, a leader from the front’. Virat who is
all set to take over the captaincy across all formats paid Glowing tribute to his
predecessor M S Dhoni for being an inspirational leader and terming him ‘ Captain forever’.
‘Captain cool’ as he is fondly
called, has guided the team to numerous Victory including ICC world cup Twenty-20
in year 2007, CB series of 2007-2008, The Asia Cup in the year 2010, 2011 ICC
cricket World Cup, 2013 ICC Champions Trophy along with many more in the line
since his captaincy. The recipient of the India’s fourth highest civilian
honour Padma Shri and still a Modest and Humble captain is a combination rarely
seen.
Virat is doing an excellent job in test matches but the
pressure of ODI captaincy is different. Sources say that MS Dhoni be around while
Virat takes his first few steps as the limited-over captain.
Dhoni’s decision
though not surprising has left many fans in the country and around the world
extremely emotional.
Ever since the announcement of his stepping down as the captain,
Social media is flooded with people wishing Dhoni the best. India’s Cricket
legend Sachin Tendulkar applauded Dhoni saying ‘It’s a day to celebrate his
successful career and respect his decision’ and hailed him as a steady and a
decisive leader.
Some of the best tweets from around the world and country
clearly display MS Dhoni is Leader in a team and Ruler of hearts. The coolest
and modest Captain buzzing and trending once again in the social media. Some of
the mastertweets are as under:
- #DhoniFan :Between ‘who is this new player with long hair’ to #thankyoudhoni we grew up.
- #DhoniFan :You don’t learn Leadership quality in Institution. A two year dropout in a school and still a best leader.
- @bhogleharsha :Many memories, many emotions. But typical of a man who never hogged the limelight; even as captain of a worldcup winning team.
- @itsSSR (Sushant Singh Rajput): There is no one like you. You are the reason for millions of smiles. Take a bow my captain.
- @saakshiSRawat (Sakshi Singh): there are no mountains high enough to stop you from climbing. Proud of you!!.
- @imVkohli: Thanks for always being the leader a youngster wants to have around him. You will always be my captain.
In an action packed captaincy of 9 years, Dhoni has seen many
ups and downs and has also succeeded in all three formats of the game including
IPL. As he slowly but surely walks into the sunset, Mahi is making sure that
unlike the first part of his career , his later steps are well- rehearsed and
well-timed.
Previous day has to end for a new dawn to break the silence.
Virat Kohli Era Begins-Named Captain
of England series and henceforth. All Eyes on the ODI against England to be
played in Pune on 15 January 2017.
