Former England spinner Monty Panesar has highly spoken about the former Indian cricketer MS Dhoni, who retired from international cricket on 15th August. He has heaped praise on MS Dhoni’s ability to easily hit gigantic sixes irrespective of the opposition.
Monty Panesar, in the recent interaction, spoke about one of Dhoni’s inning against Pakistan. He was amazed to see him hitting sixes and boundaries against the pacer Shoaib Akhtar.
“I think (when) Dhoni came into (the) reckoning was actually his hundred against Pakistan, when he was pulling Shoaib Akhtar for fours and sixes. We all were sitting and wondering – ‘Oh, how is he doing that?” Monty Panesar said.
MS Dhoni Always Seemed Like Life Was Going At A Slow Pace For Him: Monty Panesar
Recalling his India’s tour, Panesar said that he was awestruck to see MS Dhoni hitting sixes in his spinning bowling. He has said that Dhoni’s six-hitting ability is almost 20 meters further than the normal batsman.
“And then I remember bowling to him in Kolkata where he hit me for a six out of nowhere. It just went miles. Dhoni’s six-hitting ability is almost 20 meters further than the normal batsman.”
Further, Panesar pointed out that MS Dhoni’s calmness has made him a great leader. As per him, the wicketkeeper-batsman played in the field as nothing bothered him.
“I think I always found MSD very calm, collected and he always seemed like life was going at a slow pace for him. It was like nothing was bothering him. It was his calm demeanor that was his strength. Not a lot of cricketers have this quality, but he had it throughout his whole career. I think that’s what makes him such a great, great leader.”
After not playing for India for one year, MS Dhoni bid adieu to international cricket. He will now be only seen playing for Chennai Super Kings in the upcoming IPL edition.