NEW DELHIA maverick who destroyedevery opposition and managedto look unflappablewhile he was at it -- that’show West Indies great MichaelHolding remembers formerIndia skipper MahendraSingh Dhoni in internationalcricket, a stint which endedon August 15.Dhoni, the only captain tohave won all the ICC trophies,retired from internationalcricket more than a year afterhe last played for India --the lost World Cup semifinalagainst New Zealand --, announcingthe decision on socialmedia. Holding, like others,only had e
ffusive praise tooffer for the 39-year-old.“When Dhoni first startedto play ODIs for India thatlong flowing locks that we callit in the Caribbean, he lookedlike a maverick. He looked likesomeone who came out therejust to destroy whatever comesin front of him and he prettymuch did that,” Holding saidon his youtube channel.Dhoni sported many differenthairstyles in his career butit was his long mane of theearly days that became a thetalk of the town.Hailing his big-hittingprowess, Holding said,“Throughout his career he hit229 sixes (in ODIs). When youthink of those numbers youmust be think he must haveplayed for 40 years to have hitso many sixes and fours. Butthat is the nature of the man.”“As he grew some greyaround his temple area thenhe had to tone it down a bitand he was lot more controlledwith his batting. Anyonewatching MS Dhoni in themiddle would know he wasalways in control, unflappable,never ever he looked outof control,” he added.
