It may be called a back to basics for Mahendra Singh Dhoni as he takes a break from the not so impressive limited overs cricket series in England. Dhoni’s iconic journey in attain those grand heights in cricket has started from the football field. The former India captain was under the bar in a goal post, before destiny drove him behind the set piece of three timber sticks.
The stress brings humans back to their inherent love. A singer in stress will relax by humming. That is how a subconscious human mind will distress naturally. For Dhoni, it becomes football first. A tired athlete relaxes with the training drills that come to him naturally. Football comes naturally to MSD like that suffixed smile on his face that flummoxes the storm within during the intense moments in the middle.
One of India’s most celebrated athlete does not need an excuse to done football shoes. If there is one – Dhoni is first to embrace it. As he does to share the field with Dhadak Star Ishan Khattar – both “Playing for Humanity”. So says the slogan on their jerseys.
The master craftsman on the field, Dhoni also shared the tricks of the trade with the silver screen student.
The iconic cricketer has his little space for feathers on his cap. But every time this man dons a sportspersons kit, his impressions of his strides are long lasting – not just on the turf but also on the psyches on the millions of his fans.
Just like the tales he has narrated in numbers on cricket’s record books. The recent being on the tour of England when Dhoni became only the second wicketkeeper to join the 10,000-run elite club of the one-day international cricket in the league of legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, Kumar Sangakkara, Brian Lara, Sanath Jayasuriya, Ricky Ponting, Mahela Jayawardene, Inzamam-ul Haq, Jacques Kallis, and Tillakaratne Dilshan.
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