When MS Dhoni called Sourav Ganguly 'Dadi' after special 2012 interview with him: Watch

Sourav Ganguly and MS Dhoni are arguably two of India's most accomplished Indian captains. BCCI President brought about a revolution in Indian team and changed way game was played with his aggressive captaincy. Sourav Ganguly also captained India and reorganised  team after match-fixing scandal in 2000s and built a fearless brand of Indian cricket which transformed Indian cricket.

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Throwback to when MS Dhoni sheepishly called Sourav Ganguly 'Di' in a post-match interview

On or hand, MS Dhoni is kwn for his astute understanding of game. CSK captain took Indian cricket to new levels and me Indian team a force to be reckoned with in world cricket. man from Ranchi led India to wins in all three ICC events. Ganguly and Dhoni share an affable relationship and have always spoken highly of each or. In fact, during Sourav Ganguly's last Test in Nagpur in 2008, MS Dhoni,  newly-appointed skipper of Indian cricket team in Tests offered Sourav Ganguly to le  side for final few overs of game as India moved closer to a series-clinching victory over Aussies.

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However, Dhoni, who me his international debut under Ganguly's captaincy in December 2004, was interviewed by current BCCI chief during India's tour of Australia in 2011-12. Indian h lost second Test in Sydney by an innings and 68 runs post which MS Dhoni was being interviewed by Sourav Ganguly, who was working with official Indian brocaster of series as a cricket pundit at time.  duo spoke about India's loss in Test and probable changes y could make in upcoming Test.

During end of interview, Sourav Ganguly asked MS Dhoni if he would make any changes in team for third Test in Perth or he would go back his boys as he always does. However, Dhoni refrained from revealing his playing XI by saying that y would think over it and play best XI in Perth and ded that it was important for Indian team to take a few days off. Sourav Ganguly motivated Indian team by asking m to come back fresh and reckoned that y have still got a lot of faith in  team. Dhoni concluded saying 'Thanks Di' with a sheepish grin on his face.

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Meanwhile, MS Dhoni retirement news was anunced by CSK captain himself on Saturday, August 15, reby calling it a day after a glorious career which spanned nearly 16 years. veteran stumper, who called it quits from longest format of game in 2014, decided to hang his boots from limited-overs formats as well for India. However, Dhoni is expected to continue playing for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Indian Premier League (IPL).

re was a lot of speculation regarding Dhoni's retirement. 39-year-old h been on a sabbatical since India's heartbreaking exit from ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. Since n, dynamic keeper h t featured in any competitive game, which furr fueled rumours about his retirement.

It was said that MS Dhoni was keen to kw fate of  T20 World Cup 2020, which was supposed to take place in Australia. But  marquee event was postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic. MS Dhoni is set to leave for UAE for IPL 2020 on Friday. CSK captain would look to guide CSK to ir fourth IPL trophy by winning IPL 2020 title.

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