Former Indian cricket captain and great batsman Sunil Gavaskar has praised Mahendra Singh Dhoni, saying that he has surpassed Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli in popularity.
According to details, former captain Sunil Gavaskar is in Abu Dhabi for a commentary on the 13th Indian Premier League (IPL). He said that the popularity of two-time World Cup winner Mahendra Singh Dhoni in India has also affected Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. Left behind
Mahendra Singh Dhoni said goodbye to international cricket last year and the last time he came on the field for the first time was after the semi-final match against New Zealand in the 2019 World Cup. Before the opening match of the IPL, Sunil Gavaskar said that Dhoni came from Ranchi where there is not much tradition of cricket, so the whole of India wants him. Sachin Tendulkar's fans in Mumbai and Kolkata, Virat Kohli's fans will be more in Delhi and Bangalore, but Dhoni's fans are all over India.
It is to be noted that on August 15 of the same year, Dhoni announced his retirement from ODI and T20 International matches while he is the only captain in the world to have won all the titles of the International Cricket Council (ICC). He is the only captain to win the World Cup, T20 Cup and Champions Trophy.
As captain, he has played 332 international matches, a world record, scoring 11,207 runs, including 11 centuries and 71 half-centuries. He led India in 200 ODIs, 60 Tests and 72 T20 Internationals. He has joined the ICC ODI Team of the Year eight times in his career, a world record.
