Legendary India cricketer VVS Laxman on Wednesday (August 19) said Mahendra Singh Dhoni has always been emotionally detached from the results and that has significantly contributed to the stellar success of the former captain in the world cricket.
With his calm demeanor and sharp cricketing brain, Dhoni has created an enviable legacy and went on to become the only captain to have won all the ICC trophies, as well as, the most successful captain India has ever seen apart from being an amazing cricketer and human being.
Laxman said on Star Sports' Cricket Connected show: “I always felt that captaining the Indian team is probably the toughest challenge for anyone, you know because there are so much of expectations from everyone around the world. But MS Dhoni has always been emotionally detached from the results.”
He further said Dhoni, who recently stunned the cricketing world by quitting international cricket on 15 August, has been an inspiration for many and set an example for the future generation of cricketers with his conduct and contribution to the game.
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Laxman further went on to praise Dhoni by saying: “The way he has inspired millions of Indians, not only the sports fans but millions of Indians on how to conduct and how to become an ambassador of your country, how to carry yourself in the public domain. And that’s why he’s so respected. Love comes from the cricketing fans for your cricketing achievements, but respect comes by the way you have conducted yourself, by the way, you carried yourself.”
He signed off, “When you see the social media posts, it's not only from the former players or the cricketing fans, it's from all the Indians, whether you take film stars, socialites, esteemed businessmen, politicians. Around the world, all the former cricketers, all the cricketing fraternity have thanked MS Dhoni for his contribution not to Indian cricket, but world cricket.”
(With PTI Inputs)
