NEW DELHI: That it was India batting legend Sachin Tendulkar who had advisable MS Dhoni‘s title for captaincy is a recognized truth.
It was in 2007 that the Indian cricket board (BCCI) had supplied Tendulkar that captaincy in 2007 however he declined as a consequence of his well being situation.
The batting maestro had advisable MS Dhoni‘s title as a substitute for the function of captaincy after observing his calm demeanor and his decisive energy.
Now in a viral video, Tendulkar is seen speaking on a stage telling the viewers what led to him declining Workforce India‘s captaincy.
Tendulkar says, “The true motive for turning down captaincy was that my physique was giving me lots of hassle and I keep in mind having that assembly with Mr. Pawar (Sharad) in England, it was earlier than The Oval match and he mentioned ‘in accordance with me you need to take the management function’. I mentioned sir my management function as a participant will all the time be there, solely the captain tag will not be there in entrance of me however no matter in my capability until I hold up my boots, I’ll all the time give my 100% for the nation. I’ll recommend you a reputation who I really feel has an excellent cricketing mind. As a result of I used to work together fairly a bit with MS Dhoni, I’d discipline within the slips and that is how this occurred and the remaining is historical past.”
It was in 2007 that the Indian cricket board (BCCI) had supplied Tendulkar that captaincy in 2007 however he declined as a consequence of his well being situation.
The batting maestro had advisable MS Dhoni‘s title as a substitute for the function of captaincy after observing his calm demeanor and his decisive energy.
Now in a viral video, Tendulkar is seen speaking on a stage telling the viewers what led to him declining Workforce India‘s captaincy.
Tendulkar says, “The true motive for turning down captaincy was that my physique was giving me lots of hassle and I keep in mind having that assembly with Mr. Pawar (Sharad) in England, it was earlier than The Oval match and he mentioned ‘in accordance with me you need to take the management function’. I mentioned sir my management function as a participant will all the time be there, solely the captain tag will not be there in entrance of me however no matter in my capability until I hold up my boots, I’ll all the time give my 100% for the nation. I’ll recommend you a reputation who I really feel has an excellent cricketing mind. As a result of I used to work together fairly a bit with MS Dhoni, I’d discipline within the slips and that is how this occurred and the remaining is historical past.”
Dhoni went on to develop into some of the profitable captains in Indian cricket historical past main India to T20 World Cup title in 2007, the ODI World Cup title in 2011 and the Champions Trophy title in 2013, other than taking India to the top in Take a look at cricket.
