Greg Chappell praises MS Dhoni for his 'decision-making' skills

Former Team India head coach Greg Chappell has lavished praise on MS Dhoni for his decisionmaking and strategic skills which set him apart from his contemporariesDhoni the former India skipper who is probably one of the greatest captains to grace the cricket field has won it all in his time From the T20I World Cup in 2007 and the 2013 Champions Trophy to the 2011 ODI World Cup on home soilChappell while speaking about natural environments that help in shaping up cricketers said Dhoni is one of the sharpest cricket minds the former Australian cricketer has encounteredThe developed cricket countries have lost the natural environments that were a big part of their development structure in bygone eras In those environments young cricketers learned from watching good players and then emulating them in pickup matches with family and friends Chappell wrote in his column for ESPNcricinfoThe Indian subcontinent still has many towns where coaching facilities are rare and youngsters play in streets and on vacant land without the interference of formal coaching This is where many of their current stars have learned the gameMS Dhoni with whom I worked in India is a good example of a batter who developed his talent and learned to play in this fashion By competing against more experienced individuals on a variety of surfaces early in his development Dhoni developed the decisionmaking and strategic skills that have set him apart from many of his peers His is one of the sharpest cricket minds I have encountered Chappell addedThe former Australia batter Chappell said England have very few of these natural environments and the cricketers are groomed after a coaching programmeEngland on the other hand have very few of these natural environments and their players are produced in a narrow band of public schools with an emphasis on the coaching manual This is why their batting has lost much of its flair and resilience said ChappellComing back to Dhoni the former skipper who made his international debut against Bangladesh in 2004 went on to play 538 matches across formats during his 16yearlong career Dhoni played 350 OneDay Internationals 90 Tests and 98 T20 Internationals for IndiaHis last appearance in an international game came in July 2019 when India lost to New Zealand in the semifinal of the World Cup On August 15 2020 Dhoni announced his retirement from all forms of cricket bringing down the curtains on an illustrious careerDuring his career Dhoni amassed 4876 runs in Tests at an average of 3809 and scored 10773 runs in ODIs at an average of 5057 In T20Is the swashbuckling batsman scored 1617 runs at a strike rate of 12613This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever