Virat Kohli Out!! MS Dhoni Picks Indian Players He'd Like Playing Together

MS Dhoni, the legendary Indian captain and wicketkeeper-batsman, just made his podcast debut, discussing his cricketing journey. Dhoni withdrew from international cricket in August 2020 and is now exclusively active in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Dhoni is now in his 18th IPL season, but his first as an uncapped player, having been retained by the Chennai Super Kings for Rs 4 crore. CSK implemented a revised regulation that allows players who have not represented their country in the previous five years to be classified as uncapped.

In a historic first, Dhoni made his podcast debut recently, with the session chaired by famous content developer Raj Shamani, who also has his own podcast. However, Dhoni's podcast is only available through the "Dhoni" app.

“Virupa, Yuvi, Sachin Paaji..”- MS Dhoni on players he’d like to see playing

During the conversation, Dhoni was asked to choose "one opening pair, one bowling spell, and an all-rounder" that he would want to see playing together, and he responded with a straightforward answer.

"See, when you watch them playing, you feel that no one can be better than them. But cricket is a game that keeps on fluctuating. It is very difficult to choose the best opener, but I have seen them playing. See, when Yuvi was hitting 6 sixes, I did not have to see anyone else. Why should I choose one player?

There have been players who have won many matches for the team. Yes, earlier.. There was no coverage like this. Earlier, there were also many such performances that I do not know because earlier, all these could not be recorded. Today's generation does not know about them," Dhoni told Raj Shamani during a podcast.

Here is the video:

Players MS Dhoni would like to see play together:

Sehwag, Sachin and Ganguly (At their prime). Also talked about Yuvi's six sixes in the end.

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Question: Players you would like to see them play together - pick any from any generation, any Era, any Country?

MS Dhoni said "I would stick to my Indian players - Viru pa opening, Sachin, Dada - growing up, we have all seen these players perform - Yuvi hitting the six sixes". pic.twitter.com/gGNKxu6FUa

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"Never thought I would play for the country”- MS Dhoni on his cricketing journey

MS Dhoni, India's most successful cricket captain, also admitted that he never considered representing his country on the largest platform.

"Never thought I would play for the country. I used to live in Ranchi. Earlier, it was Bihar, now it is Jharkhand. There is no history of cricket career in our side. When I was in school, I never thought that I would play for India. When we were in school, we used to play with a tennis ball, and at that time, I used to bowl," he added.

MS Dhoni then revealed how he turned to wicketkeeping and playing with older boys.

"At that time, I was very young and skinny. Then I was told to do wicketkeeping... I always used to play cricket against people who were senior to me. There were very few boys of my age who played cricket. So, playing cricket with people senior to me was very important for me. Playing with seniors helped me. I did nothing else apart from that. I was very scared of my father. He was always punctual. I am also like my father,” he stated.

As captain, Dhoni led India to three ICC titles: the T20 World Cup (2007), the ODI World Cup (2011), and the Champions Trophy (2013), which no other team has accomplished.