Legendary Indian skipper MS Dhoni is back with team India however this time in a different avatar. On Wednesday, BCCI announced India’s squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup and also made a big announcement that former Indian skipper MS Dhoni will join the Indian team as a mentor.
The announcement sent the cricketing world and fans into a frenzy as people just can’t stop appreciating the BCCI for their brilliant move. Several cricketers have come out with their opinions on this matter and the latest one to join the bandwagon is former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir.
Speaking on Star Sports’ show ‘Follow The Blues‘, Gautam Gambhir said that MS Dhoni’s experience of handling pressure in important games will work as a huge advantage for the youngsters in the team. He said:
“A good story to have, but I’m sure his (MS Dhoni) role will be defined because you’ve got the head coach, the assistant coach and the bowling coach. So, I’m sure there has to be something from Virat Kohli or Ravi Shastri on what they would want apart from what they already have because India has been very successful in T20 Cricket. It’s not like India has struggled in T20 cricket,”
He added:
“Had India struggled in T20 cricket, they might have had to get someone from outside, but Dhoni’s experience and his mindset of handling pressure in those crunched games could be one reason why they’ve got him as a mentor – not purely from the skill point of view, because these guys have got all the skill, to go out there and deliver. It’s probably, how to handle pressure during those important games because India had missed out on those important games – especially the knockout games,”
Further, Gambhir said that Dhoni can only share his experience with the team and went on to explain why Dhoni can’t change anything. He said:
“That probably is the only thing I can think of; apart from that, I don’t see him (Dhoni) changing anything from a skill point of view. Ravi Shastri’s been there, Vikram Rathour has been there, and the entire support staff is there. So, probably MS can only add his experience to the players while probably going into the crunch games,”
