વર્લ્ડકપ પત્યે થોડા દિવસો જ થયા છે. ઘણા લોકો ઓસ્ટ્રેલીયા ને વધાવી રહ્યા છે અને ઘણા લોકો ધોનીને ભાંડી રહ્યા છે.
કોઈકે લખ્યું હતું કે “જેમને એમના ઘરમાં દીવાલ પર કયા રંગ કરવા છે, એ પણ ઘરમાં કોઈ પૂછતું નથી એવા લોકો ધોનીને શિખામણ આપી રહ્યા છે”.
જયારે વર્લ્ડકપ રમવા ગયા ત્યારે આ જ લોકો ભાંડતા હતા કે કેવી ટીમ મોકલી છે આ લોકો ક્વોલીફાય પણ નહિ થાય. 2-3 મેચ પછી એ ધોનીના ફેન બની જાય છે. અને અચાનક એક મેચમાં ઇન્ડિયા હારે છે અને એ લોકો ધોની સામે આવી ગયા મેદાનમાં 🙂
ખાસ તો, અમુક (મોટા ભાગની) TV ચેનલો “પુરા ભારત દેશ ધોની ઔર ધોનીકી ટીમ સે જવાબ માંગ રહ હૈ”, “દેશ કે દુશ્મન”,”દેશ કે ગદ્દાર” વગેરે મથાળા સાથે સમાચારો પીરસવા લાગી ગયી છે. (કારણ એક જ કે આજકાલ કોઈ એવા સમાચાર નથી, અને આખો દિવસ ‘આપ’ ના કેટલા સમાચાર આપે? હવે કોઈ કેટલા દિવસ પેલા “એલીયાનો ગાય ઉપાડી ગયા” એમ બતાવી શકે !!!)
જો તમે સચિન ને GOD માનતા હોવ તો નીચેના થોડા તથ્યો અને વાતો જોશો, તમને લાગશે કે ધોનીને જાણવો જોઈએ.
મારો પ્રિય ખેલાડી ધોની નથી પણ રાહુલ દ્રવિડ છે, પણ હા એના પછી કોઈ પ્રભાવિત કરી શક્યું હોય તો એ ધોની છે. (સચિન ને પણ હું આદર આપું છું એટલે બહુ દુઃખી ના થતા કે અમારા ભગવાનને માન ના આપ્યું.)
પ્રસિદ્ધ લોકોએ ધોની વિષે કહેલા વાક્યો
“I would love to have MS Dhoni in KKR.”
– Shah Rukh Khan (KKR)
“I hate it when Dhoni plays for CSK. I want him to play for RR.”
– Raj Kundra (RR)
“Unfortunately for us, Dhoni is in CSK. I would love to see him play for my IPL team.”
– Preity Zinta (KXIP)
“We tried our best to buy Dhoni during IPL 1 but unfortunately failed to do so.”
– Vijay Mallya (RCB)
“For Dhoni we are even ready to spend our full amount”
– Russel (CSK manager)
“Men like Adam Gilchrist (96.95), Viv Richards (90.20) and Kapil Dev (95.07) have better strike-rates than Dhoni. A few like Sachin Tendulkar (18,176), Sanath Jayasuriya (13,430) and Ricky Ponting (13,695) would always remain out of his reach by way of runs. But it’s difficult to think if these legends could have donned as many hats as Dhoni does – a batsman, keeper, captain and a finisher – and done as well over a period of time. He also hardly misses a game.”
– THE TIMES OF INDIA
“He has that uniqueness to respond to a tough situation with ease. He does not involve himself much emotionally, and that’s his quality. India are lucky to have a captain like Dhoni.”
– VVS Laxman
“Dhoni played really well. He is a class player. And his statistics show that. He is a very good striker of the ball and you saw that in the last over with that six that he hit off Clint McKay.”
– Michael Clarke
“As far as one-day cricket is concerned, Dhoni is one of the greatest captains of all times in India.”
– Sourav Ganguly
“Dhoni backs players as well. People like (Suresh) Raina, (Ravindra) Jadeja, and Rohit Sharma have developed under him as players and has some terrific qualities as a leader.”
– Sourav Ganguly
“Dhoni has been an outstanding captain. His record as captain is terrific. He still has a lot of cricket left in him and he has done wonders to Indian cricket”
– Sourav Ganguly
“He (Dhoni) has got this ability of rising from the ashes. It is his temperament where he has treated those two imposters — fame and failure — in just the same manner.”
– Sunil Gavaskar
“He is undoubtedly one of the best captains we have ever produced.”
– Gundappa Vishwanath
“It was a superb win. Hats off to Dhoni, I think he is the best captain we have got. Despite not having Sachin ( Tendulkar) Rahul (Dravid), Dhoni could get all the youngsters together and showed the team spirit within this unit. This looks like a complete team and Dhoni is probably the best captain India has ever had.”
– Ajit Wadekar (after Champions Trophy’13 victory)
“One inch here and there and a guy like Dhoni could take you apart. He is a great finisher, he is cool and calm and backs himself. He is a strong character.”
– Mahela Jayawardene
“If 15 runs are needed off the last 6 balls, pressure is on the bowler and not on MS Dhoni.”
– Ian Bishop
“You just can’t bowl spin to MS Dhoni in the death overs. He is simply the BEST IN THE WORLD.”
– Alastair Cook
“Strike Rate of 90+, Average of 50+… Stats show that MS Dhoni is the best finisher of this world.”
– Michael Clarke
“Dhoni is my hero. We talk a lot about Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, but this boy has as much as talent as anyone in the game”
– Kapil Dev
“Dhoni is one of the finest leaders in the game in the last 30 years and is at par with the likes of Imran Khan, Mark Taylor and Arjuna Ranatunga.”
– Ian Chappel
“Dhoni has the respect of all other playing nations. I’ve found him to be a really strong leader”
– Glenn McGrath
“He has evolved as a leader, not just as a cricketer. In my opinion, if you see his records, he is definitely the best captain India ever had”
– Wasim Akram
“He(MS Dhoni) has done a pretty good job for the team, Leading a team to such a triumph just after taking over as captain is a great achievement”
– Ricky Ponting
“The coolest man in world cricket MS Dhoni delivers when it most matters… Incredible innings against the Aussies… #Dhoni,”
– Michael Vaughan.
“The best compliment for me is when someone says they’ll pay to watch me play, And I can say that I’ll pay to watch MS Dhoni bat. MS is not the next Gilchrist. He’s the first MS Dhoni”
– Adam Gilchrist
“He is a very smart man and intelligent captain and manages his resources perfectly. India is blessed to have someone as level-headed as him at the helm”
– Shoaib Akhtar
“India lucky to have him as captain”
– Tom Moody
“MS Dhoni still the best bet as Test, ODI captain. No calmer finisher than Dhoni”
-Harsha Bhogle
“MS Dhoni is a clever Captain I have ever seen”
– Kevin Pietersen
“I am really gifted to play under the leadership of MSD”
– Micheal Hussey
“When you compare the icons of the game, you have Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar and Dhoni in the same bracket.”
– Ravi Sastri
” He is a great leader by example. Someone whom I have always admired for his ability to remain balanced and have the sense of equanimity about his captaincy,”
– Rahul Dravid
“I don’t think one can question MS’ leadership”
– Virat Kohli
“If i am supposed to select a team sachin will be the opener and Dhoni will be the captain”
– Steve Waugh
“I would go to war with Dhoni by my side”
– Gary Kirsten
“Dhoni is one of the greatest captain I have ever seen. Dhoni’s record is praiseworthy. Twenty-two Test wins is not a small achievement. And the success against Australia has come against the backdrop of the not-so-good times he went through in the last two years”
– Sourav Ganguly
“Dhoni the best captain I have played under”
– Sachin Tendulkar
“I am learning the ropes of captaincy from MS Dhoni”
– DJ Bravo
“If you want to learn batting, bat with MS Dhoni.”
– Ravindra Jadeja
“MS Dhoni is the best finisher right now in world cricket. I look up to him and try to learn.”
– David Miller
“When Dhoni is at the other end, you don’t need to worry as his partner. He takes the entire responsibility of finishing the game on his shoulders.”
– Mike Hussey
“Need a SIX in pressure situation? Call MS Dhoni.”
– Ramiz Raja
“If 15 runs are needed off the last over, pressure is on the bowler…NOT ON MS DHONI.”
– Ian Bishop
“If DHONI plays till the end, one thing is for sure…..HE WILL MAKE HIS TEAM WIN.”
– Harsha Bhogle
Best one
“when I die, the last thing I want to see is the six that Dhoni hit in the 2011 world cup final” – Sunil Gavaskar
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