As Mahendra Singh Dhoni turns 30 today, MiD DAY provides you with the same number of accolades from people who have admired the skipper over the years
As Mahendra Singh Dhoni turns 30 today, MiDu00a0DAY provides you with the same number of accolades from people who have admired the skipper over the years
Dhoni is one guy, who grasps things very quickly and has really transformed his game. Youngsters can learn a lot from him. And I think he has handled the captaincy really well.
ufffd Yuvraj Singh
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He is the best captain I have played under. He is very sharp and always alert. He reads the situation well and is open to sharing ideas. He always has discussions with bowlers, batsmen and senior players separately.
ufffd Sachin Tendulkar 
MS Dhoni celebrates India's World T20 triumph at Johannesburg in 2007.
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He stays calm.
Situational awareness has been his biggest strength. He reads the situation well, is open to ideas, and above all, he doesn't show frustration.
ufffd Sachin Tendulkar again
His cricket, his decisions, his manners ufffd all speak for themselves, he is right up there as a skipper.
ufffd Harbhajan Singh
Dhoni is the greatest captain of our country. His record is proof of that.
ufffd Sourav Ganguly
Dhoni is the Obama of cricket.
ufffd Praveen Kumar
It feels good to be compared to a player like him. Dhoni is like God.
ufffd Saurabh Tiwary
Dhoni was a junior player when he became captain (in 2007) but with his performances, he established his authority on the seniors. I am not a junior, but I want to lead from the front like him.
ufffd Shahid Afridi
MS, to me, from a personal point of view, is a very special leader to play under. I have a very good relationship with him, having played alongside him for four IPL seasons.
ufffd Albie Morkel (SA player)
There's a lot of support for him and the team seems to be so relaxed around him, and that is great.
ufffd Sir Vivian Richards
(after T20 World Cup win)
It is stressful doing wicketkeeping, batting and captaining the team. He has handled the pressure well and I am confident he will do well with the willow in the World Cup.
ufffd Kiran More before '11 WC
I am very fond of Dhoni as a cricketer. He is extremely modest, hardworking and dedicated. I like his body language and the way he approaches his game. He likes to take risks and is not afraid of losing in the bargain.
ufffd Dilip Vengsarkar
Dhoni is my hero. We talk a lot about Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, but this boy has as much as talent as anyone in the game.
ufffd Kapil Dev
I strongly believe in Dhoni. He's a clever captain and will come up with some sort of a plan.
ufffd Kapil Dev before 2011 WC
Dhoni is the greatest captain India has ever seen.
ufffdNavjot Singh Sidhu
Dhoni has no false modesty and judges the situation to ably tackle it. He had the quality of a good leader and everytime he tries to give 100 per cent.
ufffd Greg Chappell
I have never seen a player give as much effort to every game. I've never seen him lose his temper. He loves taking responsibility and when the team loses, no one feels it more than him.
ufffd Gary Kirsten
Dhoni does not give you an impression that he is tired. We actually felt he might get tired after such a rigorous World Cup campaign, but we were amazed.
ufffdAndy Bichel, Chennai Super Kings bowling coach
Dhoni is the most assured and relaxed captain and he has the respect of his players. He is also an astute tactician and a genuine match-winner.
ufffd Imran Khan
He has become the biggest brand of Indian cricket, but remains the same. He has not changed a bit which is really commendable.
ufffd Keshav Banerjee, Dhoni's coach at DAV school, Ranchi
A lot of placards in the crowd suggest that you should get a haircut, but if you take my advice, you look good in this hairstyle.
ufffd Parvez Musharraf
(former Pakistan president)
He first came across as someone who didn't fear anything, someone who just played his shots and had a lot of fun.
ufffdHarsha Bhogle
I pray that a tennis player should emerge from Ranchi as M S Dhoni emerged for cricket.
ufffd Sania Mirza
Dhoni is the backbone of Indian cricket.
ufffd Milkha Singh
Dhoni is the best of all modern captains.
ufffd Ian Chappell
Dhoni has changed the face of Indian cricket. he leads from the front. He has charisma and the players like him. He has given this team confidence.
ufffd Wasim Akram
He came to cricket as might a passenger at a train station, reached captaincy, runs, fame and riches not as some ruined child or as a street urchin destined to cover himself in bracelets but as a grounded and gritty young man for whom wealth was a consequence and not an aim.
ufffd Peter Roebuck
Dhoni's leadership, the role he plays behind the stumps and his middle-order batting makes him India's key player.
ufffd Tony Greig
The greatest innings ever played by a captain in a World Cup final was Clive Lloyd's monumental hundred against Australia at Lord's in the inaugural tournament in 1975 and if this (Dhoni's 91 in the World Cup 2011 final) was not its equal then it was not far behind.
ufffd Mike Atherton, former England captain
At school I used to score regularly but I think they were quite afraid of my temperament. I was very aggressive with the guys who were not really 100% on the field.
ufffd Dhoni on Dhoni
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