Captain Cool is the story of M.S. Dhoni, Indian cricket's poster boy. It is also the heartwarming account of the boy from Ranchi who grew into a worldwide icon and won for India the World T20 in 2007, the world number one Test ranking in 2009, the World Cup in 2011 and the Champions Trophy in 2013. Now, with the curtain brought down on his international career, Mahi's inspirational story is one for the ages.
Beginning his career with The Indian Express, Madras, he moved to New Delhi in 1991 as part of the launch team of The Pioneer daily, and also had stints in The Financial Express and Outlook. He is a regular guest expert on several Indian and foreign news channels as well as radio stations.
There must have been so few opportunities but M.S. forced the selectors to take notice of his all-round abilities, primarily as an attacking batsman. Supremely fit and extremely gifted with hand-eye-feet coordination he took to wicket-keeping and over the years worked so hard to improve his skills that he can now be classified as one of the finest batsmen/wicket-keepers of all time.
When Dhoni introduced his wife Sakshi to me, he told her 'This is Farokh Engineer. If he was still playing cricket, I would still be stamping tickets at the Ranchi railway station.'
Dhoni is arguably the most radical and influential Indian cricketer since the emergence of Kapil Dev in the late '70s. The positive impact he has had on Indian cricket is the modern-day version of a fairy-tale come true.
What Dhoni has brought to Indian cricket is the courage of his convictions. It is youth power at is most positive and potent.
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