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On Sourav Ganguly’s 50th birthday, there is a video of the six-year-old doing the rounds, in which former India opener Virender Sehwag can be seen saying: If Ganguly doesn’t promote MS Dhoni to number three, he won’t become a great player. “
“We were experimenting with the batting order at that time. We decided that if we get a good opening partnership Sourav Ganguly will come in at No. 3 but if we have a bad opening partnership then we will send in batsmen like Irfan Pathan or Dhoni to speed up the scoring rate. Ganguly decided at that time to award Doni chance in the third for three or four overs,” Sehwag told TV India, citing the example of Dhoni’s two ODI hits that he played in 2005 – 148 against Pakistan and 183 against Sri Lanka. . Both were played when he was promoted to the third position.
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1 ️⃣ 8 ️⃣ 5 ️⃣ 7 ️⃣ 5 ️⃣ Dooley runs 👌🏻
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– BCCI (BCCI) July 8, 2023
Sehwag had also stated that it was the second time Ganguly had relinquished his place to a younger player. He had earlier relinquished his editorial position to Sehwag himself.
“There are very few captains who would first concede his batting place to Virender Sehwag and then his place at number three to Dhoni. Had Dada not done this, Dhoni would not have become such a great player. Ganguly always believed in giving chances to new players.”
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– Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) July 7, 2023
Interestingly, this is the second time Ganguly has given up his place to a younger player. He had earlier relinquished his editorial position to Sehwag himself.
“There are very few captains who would first concede his batting place to Virender Sehwag and then his place at number three to Dhoni. Had Dada not done this, Dhoni would not have become such a great player. Ganguly always believed in giving chances to new players.”
“During the leadership of Rahul Dravid, Dhoni got the role of playmaker. He got out a few times playing a bad shot and was also scolded by Dravid during an instance. But from that instance, he completely changed his style and became a very good striker. The kind of partnerships he has,” Sehwag said. His set up with Yuvraj Singh is memorable.
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