MS Dhoni’s trademark Helicopter Shot was imitated by Pari Sharma who was in turn appreciated by two former Indian commentators and even by three former skippers of the England team. Pari Sharma, a 7-year-old girl has left former batsmen turned commentators Aakash Chopra And Sanjay Manjrekar in awe for imitating MS Dhoni’s Helicopter Shot.
MS Dhoni will be watched keenly by his fans globally with bated breath especially while launching his trademark helicopter shots in IPL 2020 which was postponed from March in India and will be finally held in the United Arab Emirates from September 19, 2020. However, he is being emulated by a seven-year-old girl who plays MS Dhoni’s helicopter shots with ease.
India’s most successful captain has still not retired from cricket but has reached the fag end of his career and will be seen in action captaining his side Chennai Super Kings, a franchise that he captained from IPL’s inaugural edition in 2008. He is the only captain in history to win all major ICC trophies as captain namely ICC World Cup, T20 World Cup, and Champions Trophy. However, he last played for India purely as a wicket-keeper batsman in the 2019 World Cup.
MS Dhoni’s Imitator Pari Sharma Appreciated By Aakash Chopra And Sanjay Manjrekar
Former Indian opener Aakash Chopra shared the small clip of Pari Sharma playing MS Dhoni’s trademark shot besides adding commentary in the 18-second video. Former Indian batsman Sanjay Manjrekar also took note of her cricketing talent.
I see now helicopter shot being actually practiced. Along with collecting the ball very close to the stumps as keeper, this is another cricketing technique Dhoni has popularised as great options for budding cricketers. https://t.co/vJcurZyyFh
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) August 13, 2020
However, Pari Sharma, a seven-year-old girl who belongs to Haryana’s Rohtak, aspires to represent the Indian women’s cricket team in the future and break all batting records as well. She is coached by her father, who had earlier played with former India cricketers Ajay Ratra and Joginder Sharma.
MS Dhoni’s Imitator Pari Sharma Was Previously Applauded By 3 Former England Captains
She was previously bowled by former England cricketers Nasser Hussain, Michael Atherton, and Michael Vaughan with her techniques.
https://twitter.com/nassercricket/status/1252897079145439232?s=20&t=Wym93pbIMHG7VlnjC4CsBg
https://twitter.com/MichaelVaughan/status/1252861928927408131?s=20&t=0gYIeMbcRFgSq0Xcx6XL6Q
https://twitter.com/Athersmike/status/1252857729393123333?s=20&t=xNP4gwNI1hmfg7iOYpjzYA
All of the above trios were also England’s captains who loved her batting when it first surfaced on social media before going viral. Indian women cricketers like Shikha Pandey also reacted to her batting.