India as a cricketing nation generally used to always be a touch submissive and never really in charge when facing a crunch. Panicking was inherent and many a time we have lost our way needlessly handing over matches to the opposition unceremoniously much to the chagrin of cricket lovers. There was always an urge that we needed a leader who could shield us and handle any kind of situation in the most sangfroid of manners.
With Ganguly came being aggressive where India didn't take anything lying down and knew how to fight like terriers. But it was truly with the arrival of this burly milk loving drinking man from the town of Ranchi that India really 'upped the ante' and gave the much desired confidence to it's fans. With Dhoni came a new found resoluteness and pride that India could test the surface of any waters and come out unscathed.
He re-defined leadership and just that simple swagger was enough to inspire a legion of fans. His eyes spoke so much and the control he had over proceedings was totally remarkable. That uncanny knack of being unfazed in the most difficult of occasions was part and parcel of his game and the master strategist was always at play inducing fear in the opposition camp everytime he was involved.
There was a certain charisma about MS which made even people who knew zilch about cricket swooning and falling for him. That magnetic persona in him struck a chord and binded the entire nation. There have been many a time you've felt this guy was simply not a human with the way he kept his emotions under check. He was a man of steel and beyond emulation when it came to coolness.
Take it in writing, it just wouldn't have been possible to win the T20 World cup, ICC World Cup and the Champions Trophy without him being under the helm. He changed the face of Indian cricket and the results achieved under him are unparalleled. It's hard to even imagine that India conquered so much in his captaincy tenure of less than a decade.
Simply put, there was no one like Mahi.
Captaincy will miss you.
Leadership will miss you.
And we definitely will miss you.
Thanks for all the memories and playing your own takeaway by making many of us to be confident in our walks of life all because of getting inspired by you
Captaincy will miss you.
Leadership will miss you.
And we definitely will miss you.
Thanks for all the memories and playing your own takeaway by making many of us to be confident in our walks of life all because of getting inspired by you
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