As Dhoni has
retired from International cricket today my mind is compelling me to write a
few lines for him. As an ardent follower of Cricket I love watching him playing.
Here I will only write my views and thoughts on him as we all know all the data
and statistics about him.
As I remember I
first heard about Mahi (as he is fondly called) in 2003 itself. At that time he
was making news for his performance in Ranji Trophy (the highest domestic
cricket tournament in India) for his performances for his home state Jharkhand.
He was then the only shining thing in the weak Jharkhand Ranji team. I really
felt attracted for this guy with long golden hairs when I first saw his photo
in the newspaper. At that time India was looking for a wicket-keeper who can
bat. So then in December, 2004, the Indian team selectors gave him chance and
the rest is history. He changed the definition of wicket-keeper batsman
forever.
I remember I watched the
whole match when he scored his first International century (148) vs Pakistan in
May, 2005 and his second century (183*) against Sri Lanka in October, 2005 (it
was a Diwali day) from the first ball to the last ball. It was really great
watching him playing as he played with attacking style at that time. He loved
finishing the match with a big six. But later he changed his style of batting
and focuses on taking 1s and 2s rather than 4s and 6s and played according to
the situation. He played with more responsively after becoming the captain of
Indian team in 2007 and played the role of finisher in the team since then. But
he kept his big hitting capabilities intact and used it when needed. We all
remember his famous six which gave us our second World Cup in 2011.
The first and
the only time I got the opportunity to watch this legend playing physically was
on 10th October, 2010 in Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. It was the
5th day of the second and the last test match between India and
Australia. I went with my friend Ravi Keshari. Mahi was quite and calm in the field. There was no
sign tension or stress in his body language.
I remember his
says regarding how to control examination stress. He said that if you had studied
for the entire year then you don’t need to be panic, initially it might give you
tension but you will go through finally. He also said that if you hadn’t studies
for the entire year then there no use of being panic. This signifies his simple
technique to distress himself.
I would like tell you that I have
his poster pasted in my wall. I always see him as an inspirational leader and a
calm person. I will miss him in Indian jersey but hope to see him as thalaiva in
IPL 2020 to be held in UAE from September, 2020.
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