MS Dhoni birthday: Greg Chappell recalls rightly predicting CSK captain would lead India

Former India cricket captain MS Dhoni celebrated his 39th birthday on Tuesday. former India captain is one of greatest captains to have graced sport. MS Dhoni is kwn for his cool and calm demeaur on field, which is also cited as one of reasons behind his success. MS Dhoni is only captain in world cricket who has won all three ICC events (T20 World Cup, ODI World Cup & Champions Trophy) as captain.

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MS Dhoni birthday: Greg Chappell reveals what separated CSK captain from rest

India became a force to be reckoned with under MS Dhoni's captaincy. re are several fans as well as former cricketers who are in awe of MS Dhoni's astute understanding of game. One among those fans is former India coach Greg Chappell. Australian international had rightly predicted that MS Dhoni would lead Indian team in years to come.

In an interview with ESPNcricinfo, once Greg Chappell organised a team exercise where every player was asked to tell camera a bit about his background. Greg Chappell vividly remembers being impressed by MS Dhoni's introduction. Chappell said that it was just remarkable how at each st MS Dhoni had to improve. Chappell elaborated saying that at school, he was invited to come to ir cricket scene, having been ticed at a playground after school. After becoming successful re, he was invited to play for a club, and n higher and higher tournaments.

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Chappell revealed Dhoni talked about how he felt he had to prove himself at each level and he had to do it frequently because of dramatic progress he made. Chappell added that Dhoni was modest, but it was an honest appraisal of how he moved through game. He reckoned that it was remarkable in a country where you didn't see so many young people with such self-confidence. Chappel also said that in India, youngsters have ir decisions made for m by parents or schoolteachers or coaches or older people. However, he said that Dhoni built that confidence from having made his own decisions, as his far was believed to be fine with him playing cricket as long as he did t fail in his exams and got a work opportunity to earn.

Chappell furr shed light on how CSK captain was different from aver newcomer which was evident in team environment too. Chappell said that during a team meeting if senior players didn't speak, juniors didn't speak eir. He added that MS Dhoni was different in this regard, but in a group, he moved quite easily between senior players and junior players. Chappell opined that whilst Dhoni had great respect for senior players, he didn't appear to feel out of place.

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Chappell also said that he ticed ors who were conscious of being positioned in team. But with MS Dhoni it was different. Chappell added that Dhoni wasn't disrespectful in any way, but he wasn't going to be a junior player and sit in a corner and keep quiet. He was quite happy to initiate a conversation with Sachin Tendulkar or or senior players. He didn't feel need to be invited to participate, unlike ors. When Chappell ticed MS Dhoni's erness to participate and involvement in game, it was apparent to him that Dhoni was going to lead India inevitably.

Ganguly vs Chappell rivalry may have turned ugly for former, but presence of Australian coach in developing Dhoni into a top cricketer can hardly be underestimated. It is believed that Dhoni got a greater sense of responsibility after nearly messing up a short run chase for India in an ICC Champions Trophy 2006 game against England by getting out in a reckless fashion.

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