NEW DELHI: Self-discipline was the muse of Mahendra Singh Dhoni‘s illustrious cricketing profession, and the legendary former India captain continues to uphold the identical ideas even after retirement. It’s this disciplined way of living that he needs to instill in younger cricketers.
Dhoni bid farewell to worldwide cricket in August 2020, concluding a outstanding profession that included triumphs within the ICC T20 World Cup (2007), ICC Males’s ODI World Cup (2011), and the 2013 Champions Trophy.
Talking at an occasion on Wednesday, Dhoni mirrored on his mindset throughout his enjoying days.
“You at all times want to determine what is sweet for you. Once I was enjoying, I made positive that cricket was an entire for me — nothing else mattered. What time I needed to sleep? What time I needed to stand up? What influence it had on (my) cricket, that was an important factor.
“, all of the friendships, the enjoyable, all these can occur later. There’s a proper time for all the pieces and I felt if you’ll be able to recognise that, that is one of the best factor you are able to do (for your self), For me as a cricketer, I at all times wished to carry out for the Indian cricket crew as a result of I’ve stated that previously additionally, that not all people will get an opportunity to characterize the nation,”
“For us as cricketers, each time we went on to the massive stage or each time we have been touring, there was an opportunity for us to win laurels for the nation and so for me it was the nation that at all times got here first,” stated Dhoni at an occasion at which the cell app ‘Dhoni’ was unveiled.
Regardless of having retired from worldwide cricket, Dhoni nonetheless continues to wins the hearts of all cricket lovers within the Indian Premier League the place he performs for the Chennai Tremendous Kings.
When requested about his life submit retirement, Dhoni stated, “I’ve retired since 2019, so will probably be fairly a while. What I have been doing within the meantime is I simply wish to get pleasure from cricket for the final, no matter few years, you understand, I will play,”
He stated cricket remains to be part of his life however he desires to get pleasure from it as he used to to as a toddler.
“I wish to get pleasure from it, how I did as a toddler once I was at school. Once I lived in a colony, four o’clock (within the afternoon) was sports activities time, so we’ll go and play cricket as a rule. But when the climate does not allow, we used to play soccer. I wish to play with the identical form of innocence… (however it’s) simpler stated than completed,” he added.
