MS Dhoni - The most successful captain of India

Kadaisila idhai solliduvinga :)
indha faultlaam we didn't find when we won yest. But hagiography paarkarachE, we react avLO dhAn.
Btw, maddy did blame fleming for the faulty decisions and gave clean chit to msd.

If csk win, who is going to complain? But going by this thread, that event will take msd above taylor, waugh, brearley(over hyped guy, btw), warne(another over hype), gilly(aussies did the same gilly is great captain routine last year after dc won), border, and any other good/great captain in cricket history

If mumbai win, which they won't, I will never call Sachin a great captain based on that. He has done well as captain but after that luck plays a huge part which if he has mumbai will win.

Dhoni ye sollitaaru inime lottery nu... ponga ponga...

Kals, ninga sonna edhulayum I didn't counter anything.I don't know why you have to feel that way.

I also felt msd was being constrained but some people only say that to wash his hands off failed decisions - that is the curious part.

I have always been saying that Badri shld open instead of Hayden... naa eppo sollala nu sollunga paapom plum... not easy making decisions as a captain... we have to accept that... but overall he has done very well as a captain...

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Originally Posted by Plum

Kals, ninga sonna edhulayum I didn't counter anything.I don't know why you have to feel that way.

I also felt msd was being constrained but some people only say that to wash his hands off failed decisions - that is the curious part.

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No one said this plum... Maddy sollave illa nu naa adichu solluven... failed decisions kandippa irukku and every captain would have that...

That it is a lottery after semis is something I have said many times here. And it is quite a simple observation. Infact, that lottery thingngaradai vechu dhaan I have been debunking warne and gilly last 2 years.
Anyway, deccan marubadiyum jeyikka povudhu - gilly "indha squadai vechukittu 2 varusham winn pannittaare"-nu aussie pasanga ezhudha poraanga. Appo irukku enakku BP rise!

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Originally Posted by Kalyasi

I have always been saying that Badri shld open instead of Hayden... naa eppo sollala nu sollunga paapom plum... not easy making decisions as a captain... we have to accept that... but overall he has done very well as a captain...

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Ofcourse he has done extremely well and more importantly, embraced Chennai - idhu varaikkum not a single comment on the weather, or compalining about lack of indhi, and he has gone up my respect stakes several notches for that - no doubt about that

Raina comes of age

Dharamsala: Suresh Raina has already experienced his fair share of ups and downs during his fledgling career but the youngster seems to be fulfilling his potential. After scoring 46 off 27 balls for Chennai Super Kings in their crucial match against Kings XI Punjab on Sunday, the left-hander is now the tournament’s leading runscorer.

In an exclusive interview with iplt20.com, Raina spoke about his new batting approach, playing under MS Dhoni at CSK and learning a new work ethic from Sachin and Co.

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It has been a group stage of fluctuating fortunes for Chennai Super Kings but you must be pleased on making it to the semi-finals?
Yeah, if you look at the first two editions of the IPL, we played the final in the first edition and were semi-finalists in the second season. And here we are again in the semi-finals. We are a team to reckon with. We have been consistent in IPL. Hopefully, we will have two games more to go and we will perform to our potential in those two matches.

The Chennai Super Kings batting looks powerful with MS Dhoni coming good just in time.
He (Dhoni) batted really well. He was really keen to score some runs and what an innings he played today. Those shots over mid-off and mid-on were awesome. He batted extremely well. He won the game for us and runs from his bat are really positive signs for us. Badri (Subramanium Badrinath) also batted well. So, our key batsmen are among the runs and the team morale is high when you score a win like the one we did today.

Tell us something about your bonding with MS Dhoni.
He is a very nice man - a dear friend of mine, a great student of the game. He gives so much of confidence to youngsters and his colleagues. If you look at his record, he is the best finisher in the game right now. He is a fantastic leader and leads by example. I am pretty sure that he will lead us to glory in the World Twenty20 as well. :smokesmirk:

How is it having the same man as captain for your national and IPL sides?
Yeah, it helps a lot. To be honest he knows me well. He understands my game and that really helps both as a cricketer and as a person.

You are going through a ‘purple patch’ with the bat. Everything you hit seems to touch the boundary ropes. How have you managed this consistency?
By the grace of God I have been hitting the ball well. If you see I have finished a couple of games for Chennai Super Kings. I have been middling the ball really well. Coming into the IPL, I was doing well in the domestic game and for Team India. So the confidence was always there and this season I also had my thinking cap on. I told myself that I will not smash every ball and will play each delivery according to its merit. I decided to first get my eye in and then go for big shots and that has been my conscious effort throughout the IPL. I told myself that I have to play at least 40 balls in each match this season. And this has worked really well for me and I hope to continue in the same vein in the next two games. I am the highest run-scorer and we as a team want to win the title this season.

How do you prepare for a Twenty20 match? What goes through your mind and what’s the secret for that consistency?
Look, Twenty20 is all about the confidence. I go into the middle with the mindset that I have to dominate the opposition. I have improved a lot in the last couple of years. I think now my shot selection is better and the judgment of deliveries has also fallen in line for me. I am looking to hit the ball with a straight bat rather than smashing it over everywhere. I know that whenever I will get a loose ball I can hit it quite a far distance so I do not worry about the rate of scoring. I think here a lot of credit goes to Gary (Kirsten) and Flem (Stephen Fleming).

From being named as one of the ten players to watch out for by Wisden to highest scorer in IPL, you have come a long way.
Yeah, it was a great honour for me when I was named as one of the cricketers to watch out for in the present decade by Wisden. I was really happy and I must thank my family who have always stood by me and encouraged me to be what I am today. I have been to boarding school and that period instilled a lot of discipline in me. And of course playing with Sachin (Tendulkar), Rahul (Dravid), MS (Dhoni), Yuvi (Yuvraj Singh), Viru (Virender Sehwag) and Gautam (Gambhir) has been a great experience for me both as a cricketer and as an individual. It is a different experience altogether when you have someone like Sachin in your side. His work ethics inspire you for greater success. You learn a lot just by watching him and other seniors.

Talking about the seniors did Mr Cricket and Mrs Cricket tell you something (Mike Hussey is nicknamed as Mr Cricket and Muttiah Muralitharan has been named Mrs Cricket by Stephen Fleming]?
Yeah it is fantastic to have Mrs And Mr Cricket in my side. Both Hussey and Murali have been telling me that I am ready for Test cricket. We are now the No. 1 Test side and I am really looking forward to playing the longer version of the game for my country. My goal is to play Test cricket. The day I represent my country in Test matches, that will be the greatest day of my cricketing career.

Batting was never an issue for Chennai but it was their bowling which was a concern. However, with Doug Bollinger do you think that has been sorted out?
Dougie has been bowling well for us throughout the tournament. Before joining us he was performing well against New Zealand while representing Australia. He is an asset for us and a great team man.

You grabbed Bollinger by the hair and tugged hard when he took a wicket. What did he tell you?
I will never do that again.

http://iplt20.com/news_detail.php?id=1579&category=news

"I will never do that again"
Looks like Bollinger has taken care of Raina off-screen :)

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Originally Posted by Kalyasi

Raina comes of age

...It is a different experience altogether when you have someone like Sachin in your side. His work ethics inspire you for greater success. You learn a lot just by watching him and other seniors....

...We are now the No. 1 Test side and I am really looking forward to playing the longer version of the game for my country. My goal is to play Test cricket. The day I represent my country in Test matches, that will be the greatest day of my cricketing career...

http://iplt20.com/news_detail.php?id=1579&category=news

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