MS Dhoni would clap for the bowler when a good ball was hit for a six: Muttiah Muralitharan

Legendary Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan lauded India-wicketkeeper batsman MS Dhoni for his captaincy abilities. Murali mentioned the better part about Dhoni’s captaincy was that he trusted the bowler and gave him the freedom to set his personal subject. “Definitely he was a young captain, I would say. It was in the 2007 World Cup that he captained and won. But his theories are very nice to see. Because he will give the ball to the bowler and tell him to set the field and bowl. If it wasn’t working, then he would ask them to give a chance to the field he sets,” Murali instructed India off-spinner R Ashwin on his Youtube chat present DRS with Ash.

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Murali, who has performed underneath Dhoni’s management in IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK), mentioned Dhoni would generally clap for the bowler when a good ball was hit for a six.

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“He (Dhoni) will clap if a good ball gets hit for a six. He’ll tell the bowler that it’s a good ball, and it doesn’t matter if the batsman has hit you for a six. Batsmen too have the talent to hit,” mentioned Murali.

Murali, who picked up 40 wickets whereas taking part in underneath Dhoni in three seasons of IPL between 2008 and 2010, mentioned Dhoni would take the bowler alone to inform him what to do as a substitute of doing it in public.

“So with that kind of appreciations, he’ll call you alone, to tell you what’s needed instead of doing it in pubic because of those qualities, he has been so successful,” added Murali.

Further explaining Dhoni’s qualities as a chief, Murali, who has greater than 1300 worldwide wickets – the most – to his title, mentioned Dhoni at all times listened to the recommendation of seniors even at a younger age.

“He has the ability to think calmly, it’s because of these plus points that he became such a good leader. Even when he was young, he’d listen to advice (from seniors). He’ll listen to people and then he’ll make the decision at the end of the day. That’s how he used to captain.

“But more than that, he wouldn’t care about how players bat in the IPL. But he wants the players who can win the match for you. That’s how he went about his business,” Murali added.

Dhoni, who has led CSK in all 10 seasons of their IPL appearances, is meant to return to cricket as their chief in IPL 2020 which is able to happen in UAE from September 19 to November 10.