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Captaincy of Sachin Dhoni: In 2007, when Mahendra Singh Dhoni was made the captain for the T-20 World Cup, many questions were raised. It was said that why was Dhoni given the captaincy which was held by Yuvraj and Virender Sehwag? Now the 'God' of cricket Sachin Tendulkar has spoken openly on this issue. Sachin said that it was he who had told BCCI that Dhoni should be given the captaincy of white ball cricket. After this, India won the 2007 T-20 World Cup under the captaincy of Dhoni.
Dhoni was given the captaincy of Team India after rejecting my offer: Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin said that the then BCCI President Sharad Pawar had asked him to captain the team. Then Sachin gave the responsibility of his fitness to Sharad Pawar. Sachin said that he is struggling with fitness problem. In such a situation, captaincy does not have a good effect on the team. That's why I refused the captaincy. Sachin further said that, during this time I told Sharad Pawar that Dhoni could be a good option for captaincy. Sachin also told the reason behind this. During this conversation, Virender Sehwag and Aakash Chopra were also present along with Sachin Tendulkar.
Strong start for CSK, defeats RCB
Sachin said that when I used to field in the slips, I used to talk to Dhoni who was keeping wickets. Regarding the situation of the match, I asked him what should he do at this time? Dhoni's answers were absolutely balanced. Sachin said that Dhoni's awareness of the game is amazing. Meanwhile, Sachin also praised Dhoni's stability, calm nature and ability to take good decisions under pressure. Before the start of the new IPL 2024, Dhoni has resigned from the captaincy. In his place, Rituraj Gaikwad is commanding the team. CSK had made a strong start by defeating RCB in the first match.
