MS Dhoni Quotes

MS Dhoni

Profession : Athlete

Birth : July 7, 1981

Till the 10th standard, I was quite good - I got 66% that year. After my 10th, I got really involved with cricket, so I didn't have any time to study. And my parents didn't push me, either, which was very good for me.

MS Dhoni

We have to understand that the five-day format has its own uncertainties, unlike ODIs or T20s. In ODIs, you know that you have to field for 50 overs only, while in Test cricket, there may be a situation that a team might bat for one-and-a-half to two days.

MS Dhoni

A sporting track doesn't always mean that it will only have grass on it.

MS Dhoni

As a skipper, when you try to manipulate the field, you need to see the strengths of the fast bowlers.

MS Dhoni

I don't think I will ever make my all-time greatest India team. You cannot compare one era with another, as they will be different.

MS Dhoni

Whether a player has played one match or a hundred, we should give him respect for what he has achieved and leave it at that.

MS Dhoni

You need more individuals who can do more than one job in the field. Especially if all of them are good fielders and if they can contribute with bat and ball if needed. Just adds to the strength of the side.

MS Dhoni

Sometimes in T20, you need to bowl only one over, and once the captain has given you that one over, irrespective of whether it is good or bad, that one over is out of the equation. That actually helps you, that one over. By the time the batsman figures out what you are trying to do, you get rid of one over.

MS Dhoni

In Test matches, you have to play consistent cricket for a period of time.

MS Dhoni

I don't believe in calling someone and having a big chat, because that puts a lot of added pressure on them. If somebody is doing something or involved in fielding practice, then a little chit-chat at that time helps because it's informal and doesn't add any pressure.

MS Dhoni

The reason why people love T20 is the sixes and fours.

MS Dhoni

What's more important is, rather than looking at it from a commercial point of view, what we have to make sure is, where there's existence of the sport, it keeps on increasing there, and at the same time, you look at some of the other countries where there's the prospect of playing cricket.

MS Dhoni

You have to see that cricket is developing as a sport because what's very important is you want cricket to be a global sport when it comes to participation.

MS Dhoni

You don't need to spoon-feed bowlers at the international level.

MS Dhoni

Nobody really wants to bowl a bad over, but if it happens, the individual is more disappointed than anyone else in the stadium or the team. Ideally, it is best to leave him to this thoughts and then have a chat with him after the team is back at the hotel when he will be less frustrated and more accepting.

MS Dhoni

If the batsman is playing good shots, you accept it, but it is important that we bowl according to what the plan is and not go off it.

MS Dhoni

You can't make three or four spinners bowl the exact number of overs. You don't see the number of overs bowled by them before you make a bowling change; you see who looks effective and make a bowling change.

MS Dhoni

If you don't perform, and you're part of the team, whether you're playing your first Test or 50th Test match, criticism goes hand in hand, so that's something you can't really get away from. If you don't perform, you will be criticised.

MS Dhoni

I think it is always a challenge when you go and play abroad. You are competing against the home team, and they know the conditions well. Their fast bowlers always know which length to bowl and also the areas in which they need to bowl.

MS Dhoni

What is important is to have a positive intent right from the start, and positive intent doesn't always mean looking for the big shots. Positive intention when it comes to defending a ball or looking for a single.

MS Dhoni