Mumbai: The Indian team coach Ravi Shastri felt the former Indian World Cup and the world T20 winning captain MS Dhoni would be a good addition to camps as Virat Kohli and Co Gear for the ICC T20 World Cup next month 2021 to come.
“The team can’t ask for something better.
BCCI has thought of this very well and put the plan.
Having Ms Dhoni in the dressing room and the break room will be a big shot on the arm for boys.
This is a big step,” said Shastri told toi on Thursday.
BCCI Secretary Jay Shah first spoke with the management of the Indian team about the idea of bringing MSD on the boat and calling the former Indian goalkeeper personally to ask if he would open to ideas.
The idea of Shah to have Dhoni on the Indian Dugout team comes from the fact that Captain Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be present in the UAE during the IPL Phase-2.
It is widely expected that the peak of the IPL Phase-2 will be Dhoni Swansong’s career.
It has become one of the most intelligent and most successful T20 captain along Rohit Sharma, the presence of Dhoni in the Indian dressing room and rest room is expected to be a win-win situation, according to those who know developments.
“It will be a combination of fire and ice in the field, and from it.
You have a coach at Ravi Shastri who doesn’t provide inches.
Now you will have a mentor that is opposite and known to be very calm.
In the field, you have a captain who likes to be aggressive in The approach, and then you have a deputy captain who tends to be more introspective.
This combination will be extraordinary, “said the source.
Shastri, meanwhile, can’t wait to have dhoni in the camp.
“We all know what experience he brought to the table.
What else was asked by the team? When I first heard from the secretary, I was really happy with the idea.
In the end, it’s about Indian aspirations, not individuals.
In that case, We have to look forward to our best foot, “he said.
Skipper CSK once again led his team with extraordinary at the IPL 2021.
Bunyian “underlined how mahi continued to look well with the format”, say the source.
Meanwhile, BCCI also expects the presence of Dhoni to help Kohli concentrate on his punch.
Great to have Ms Dhoni on the board, said Ravi Shastri
