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MS Dhoni was born in Ranchi, Jharkhand. It?s obviously not a very big city, like Delhi or Mumbai and hence the facilities to learn cricket would have obviously not been as good as the ones provided in Delhi and other big cities of India. Though, Dhoni still managed to learn cricket in his school, where he also played football and badminton. Dhoni had a great love for the game football along with cricket but he preferred cricket over football.
MS Dhoni?s life story is pretty sensational and quite inspiring too. He hasn?t achieved success in just one day, to achieve this success he had to go through some very tough times. Mahendra Singh Dhoni worked as a railway ticket collector in West Bengal’s Kharagpur.?The job didn?t pay him well and this was the time where Dhoni struggled to live a successful life, at this point of time he did practice cricket but not in nets or anything but in small ground in Kharagpur and in local clubs.
Dhoni played for a local club there and side by side did his job and at this point of time, there was absolutely no chance that Dhoni would have ever thought of leading the Indian team to great glories. In 2003, Dhoni left Kharagpur as he started getting opportunities to play for bigger clubs and then he got the dream chance of playing in first class cricket for his team Jharkhand. 2005 was a dream year for Dhoni, he represented the Indian team for the first time against Bangladesh in an ODI then a year later he played his first test against Sri Lanka.
Dhoni took no time in making a name for him at the international level. A man, who was nothing about two years ago, was suddenly in the limelight. His helicopter shot got famous all over India among the cricket fans and the power he used in smashing big shots was absolutely a delight to watch as a cricket fan and his helicopter shot is still quite famous and when he plays it now, very rarely, it?s still appreciated.
In 2007, Dhoni got the chance to captain a very inexperienced team in the T20 WC of 2007. Losing the very first match of the tournament against New Zealand didn?t really start this dream journey in a successful fashion but who knew that what was to come would be written in history as a journey of a cricketer/captain who crossed many obstacles in his life and achieved success. The 50 WC of 2011, was yet another achievement in the life of this wonderful cricketer.
Over the years as captain of India, Dhoni has taken some bad decisions but then each and every captain in cricket has done some mistakes while captaining his team but what matters is, has that player led his side well without any selfishness and Dhoni has done that. Captaining the Indian team isn?t an easy task; the Indian cricket fans love to see their team winning and while captaining this team, I can just imagine the pressure a captain has on his shoulders. Captaining the side in these circumstances is hard but it?s even harder to maintain your cool while captaining the Indian team but there is no one questioning Dhoni?s temperament in difficult situations.
Dhoni has also shown that he isn?t just a good cricketer but also a wonderful human being. Two incidents that immediately come to my mind are, giving Ganguly the captaincy of the Indian team for the last hour of the 4th Test match vs Australia, in 2008 series which was played in India. The other incident is of the same match, while receiving the winner?s trophy, Dhoni called over Kumble to receive the trophy along with him, which was a remarkable gesture from this wonderful man.
It?s been a tough last couple of months for the Indian team but the Indian team is finally winning matches overseas, in the current CB series, all thanks to two cracking innings from Dhoni, which have boosted the confidence of the whole team and it reflects in the fielding, which hasn?t been a strong point for the team in the last year or so. I?m sure he?d continue this good performance because let me be honest, a man who has come this far in his life wont step back from this situation. This man has indeed, crossed the obstacles of his life and has achieved success and a much deserved fame all around the world. One of the greatest captain of this wonderful game of cricket, if not the best! Take a bow, Dhoni!
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MS Dhoni was born in Ranchi, Jharkhand. It?s obviously not a very big city, like Delhi or Mumbai and hence the facilities to learn cricket would have obviously not been as good as the ones provided in Delhi and other big cities of India. Though, Dhoni still managed to learn cricket in his school, where he also played football and badminton. Dhoni had a great love for the game football along with cricket but he preferred cricket over football.
MS Dhoni?s life story is pretty sensational and quite inspiring too. He hasn?t achieved success in just one day, to achieve this success he had to go through some very tough times. Mahendra Singh Dhoni worked as a railway ticket collector in West Bengal’s Kharagpur.?The job didn?t pay him well and this was the time where Dhoni struggled to live a successful life, at this point of time he did practice cricket but not in nets or anything but in small ground in Kharagpur and in local clubs.
Dhoni played for a local club there and side by side did his job and at this point of time, there was absolutely no chance that Dhoni would have ever thought of leading the Indian team to great glories. In 2003, Dhoni left Kharagpur as he started getting opportunities to play for bigger clubs and then he got the dream chance of playing in first class cricket for his team Jharkhand. 2005 was a dream year for Dhoni, he represented the Indian team for the first time against Bangladesh in an ODI then a year later he played his first test against Sri Lanka.
Dhoni took no time in making a name for him at the international level. A man, who was nothing about two years ago, was suddenly in the limelight. His helicopter shot got famous all over India among the cricket fans and the power he used in smashing big shots was absolutely a delight to watch as a cricket fan and his helicopter shot is still quite famous and when he plays it now, very rarely, it?s still appreciated.
In 2007, Dhoni got the chance to captain a very inexperienced team in the T20 WC of 2007. Losing the very first match of the tournament against New Zealand didn?t really start this dream journey in a successful fashion but who knew that what was to come would be written in history as a journey of a cricketer/captain who crossed many obstacles in his life and achieved success. The 50 WC of 2011, was yet another achievement in the life of this wonderful cricketer.
Over the years as captain of India, Dhoni has taken some bad decisions but then each and every captain in cricket has done some mistakes while captaining his team but what matters is, has that player led his side well without any selfishness and Dhoni has done that. Captaining the Indian team isn?t an easy task; the Indian cricket fans love to see their team winning and while captaining this team, I can just imagine the pressure a captain has on his shoulders. Captaining the side in these circumstances is hard but it?s even harder to maintain your cool while captaining the Indian team but there is no one questioning Dhoni?s temperament in difficult situations.
Dhoni has also shown that he isn?t just a good cricketer but also a wonderful human being. Two incidents that immediately come to my mind are, giving Ganguly the captaincy of the Indian team for the last hour of the 4th Test match vs Australia, in 2008 series which was played in India. The other incident is of the same match, while receiving the winner?s trophy, Dhoni called over Kumble to receive the trophy along with him, which was a remarkable gesture from this wonderful man.
It?s been a tough last couple of months for the Indian team but the Indian team is finally winning matches overseas, in the current CB series, all thanks to two cracking innings from Dhoni, which have boosted the confidence of the whole team and it reflects in the fielding, which hasn?t been a strong point for the team in the last year or so. I?m sure he?d continue this good performance because let me be honest, a man who has come this far in his life wont step back from this situation. This man has indeed, crossed the obstacles of his life and has achieved success and a much deserved fame all around the world. One of the greatest captain of this wonderful game of cricket, if not the best! Take a bow, Dhoni!
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