Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has praised his ex-India and former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) teammate MS Dhoni, calling him the biggest cricketer in India. Harbhajan, who has played under Dhoni for India and Chennai Super Kings (CSK), added that no one has a bigger fanbase than the 41-year-old.
MS Dhoni is currently captaining the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the IPL 2023 tournament and recently led CSK for the 200th time and became the only captain in the 16-year-long history of the CSK to achieve the feat.
Praising the mercurial MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh said on Star Sports Cricket Live that anyone else other than Dhoni would have failed to manage such a level of fame and stardom.
“Mahendra Singh Dhoni is only one. There cannot be a bigger cricketer than him in India. Someone could have scored more runs than him and someone could have taken more wickets than him, but no one has a bigger fanbase than him.
Dhoni has accepted this fandom to heart and he respects his teammates as well. He walks with so much love and emotion that anyone else would go mad, but Dhoni has carried this love and emotion in his heart for 15 years and he still hasn’t changed at all,” Harbhajan Singh said.
The World Cup-winning former India captain has led CSK to four title triumphs – only one behind Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Rohit Sharma.
Harbhajan Talks About Shivam Dube’s Red-Hot Form
CSK will next take on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Friday and Harbhajan Singh said that all eyes will be on all-rounder Shivam Dube – who set the stage on fire with his gigantic sixes against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at M Chinnaswamy.
The veteran spinner lauded Dube for his aggressive batting and range of shots and said that Dube should be batting higher in the CSK batting order.
“Shivam Dube’s hitting range is tremendous. Whenever the ball comes into his hitting arc, he dispatches it for a biggie. CSK banks a lot on players with such qualities. Shivam should continue to get opportunities to bat at the top,” Harbhajan said.
CSK is currently placed third in the IPL 2023 points table. They have won three of their first five matches.