New Delhi: Dhoni, who played under Dravid’s captaincy, once got out irresponsibly, for which Dravid scolded Dhoni a bit. Sehwag has now said that if Dravid had not behaved like that to Dhoni on that day, Dhoni would not have been the responsible captain after that.
Dhoni’s new sensation was mixed with 148 not out and 183 not out as Sri Lanka were bowled out. But after that for various reasons he changed his batting a bit and took the finishing roll and pulled responsibly. But it is noteworthy that Gautam Gambhir once said that Dhoni would pull it up to 50 overs.
Sehwag, who was a teammate of both Dravid and Dhoni, referred to the incident in which Dravid once reprimanded him for his early dismissal. Sehwag said Dhoni, who was born in Ranchi, then incarnated as another new player when he took over the captaincy in 2007.
Sehwag told India TV, “Dhoni was given the finisher role under Dravid’s captaincy. Dravid scolded Dhoni when he got out irresponsibly in a bad shot. I think it was the moment when Dravid got angry that changed Dhoni. So Dhoni, who started playing in charge in 2006-07, successfully finished the tournament.
After this change of Dhoni, India won 16 consecutive ODIs and could see Yuvraj Singh finishing. Similarly, Ganguly gave up his 3rd position to Dhoni because he was looking for a pinch hitter who would go down to 3rd position and play a small action game. Sehwag said.