This player's omnipresence has drawn the best out of players like Shivam Dube and Rinku Singh
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After retiring from international cricket in August 2020, MS Dhoni is nearly forty-two years old. He only plays professional cricket for two months a year during the Indian Premier League. Still, he is everywhere. Even when he’s not on the pitch, Dhoni is still moulding young people. You only need to listen to players like Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, and others talk on the mic to understand how important Dhoni’s support work is to their careers. In the first ODI in Mohali, Dube led India’s victorious chase against Afghanistan with a match-winning innings of unbeaten 60 off 40 balls. Dube expressed gratitude to Dhoni for the knowledge he gained from the legendary player at Chennai Super Kings.
During the last year’s Indian Premier League, Dube was a fixture on both ends of the bat. He received backlash for his slow 19-ball innings against Gujarat Titans in the season’s first match, but he soon made up with a brilliant 50 off only 21 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders. Dube finished the season with 418 runs after hitting two more fifty-score innings. On Thursday, when India beat Afghanistan by six wickets, Dube talked at length about picking Dhoni’s brains in terms of completing a game.
“When I came to bat, I wanted to implement what I have learnt from MS Dhoni about finishing games. I keep speaking to Mahi bhai. He tells me about how to tackle different situations. He has given me two-three tips and rated my batting,” Dube told host broadcasters.
“So, I feel if he rates my batting then I’ll keep playing well. My confidence went up because of that. In a T20 it’s important for a batter to finish games off while chasing so doing for the team felt very good,” he told bcci.tv.
MS Dhoni’s influence on Rinku Singh
Dube was not the only youngster enthralled with Dhoni. When he was done with the match, Rinku, his opposite end batting partner, spoke of how Dhoni had taught him the value of being composed under pressure. Rinku, a left-handed batsman, has amassed 278 runs at an amazing average of 69.50 from nine innings in his T20I career. He has helped India win games on several occasions and nearly always given them a late push when he has been there.
“I try to talk to myself, and tell myself that anything can happen when I bat at No. 6. In the last IPL, I spoke to Mahi bhai, and he said the more you remain calm the better it is. Try to see what the bowler is doing and react accordingly. If I think too much, things can go wrong for me (laughs), so I see what the bowler is doing instead,” said Rinku after the match.
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