Dhoni was born in Ranchi in Jharkand which was Bihar till a couple of years back.
The only connection I have remotely with this place is that I have visited Gaya which is still in Bihar , on a whirlwind tour of northern India with my family in the 80s. Gaya is not far from Ranchi.
I have been observing the "rise and rise" of Mahendra Singh Dhoni ever since he joined the team.What strikes me more than anything about him is his understanding of the game and people involved. His own performance speaks for itself. In the currently concluded World Cup he has shown that he is a thinking captain observing each player from behind the wickets or from the dressing room , changing his tactics every time.
A matter to note here is he has played every option available to him and rushed to the center(as in the Saturday final) himself when the need arose. He is also great risk taker and you can trust him to back you up if he sees something in you. This was evident in his playing Sreesanth who happens to be from my home state; inspite of the fact that Sree had no match experience.He also played Ashwin thus ensuring a medal for him too.
The best part of Dhoni is he is inflappable and allways cool. One of the best moments of this world Cup I would say is the last ball six which he hit, which was more like the captain of the ship taking it to the harbor himself after a stormy ride.His smile and slow walk back to grab a stump speaks of the person he is. Unemotional, Sincere, Honest and intelligent...
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