While drinking a hot cup of tea, I'm enjoying the page no. 15 to 17 of this thread. This is amazing; I saw Dhoni's today's failure coming in April and told Haunebu to just wait till the end of the World Cup.
My pre-World Cup comments for MS Dhoni:
I've got a feeling that Dhoni will be an epic failure for the Indian team if he's taken for the world cup. His experience can definitely help the team, but coming up in the middle-order, when the team requires a faster score, MS is no longer appropriate, especially on the difficult pitches.
You'll see what I'm talking about once the world cup begins.
First of all, I did mention in my post that I'm not following Dhoni in this year's IPL, so my analysis was based on Dhoni's recent performances in international ODIs, not on his performance with CSK. Moreover, it's a BIG MISTAKE that Indian cricket board and Pakistani cricket board are making, by selecting the team for the world cup (that is going to be played on a 50-over format) on the basis of players' performance in these 20-over format leagues (such as IPL and PSL). Moreover, in my post, I did admit that he has some very nice experience that can help the team, but the real problem that I think he's going to create during the world cup is by playing with poor strike rate. IMO, he'll look like an epic failure at that time.
What I got in replies:
Your analysis of Dhoni who has become a legend in the world of Cricket is completely wrong and downright stupid. Are you even watching the IPL?
Super batsman
Amazing wicketkeeper
Uber cool captaincy skills
At present, CSK has won every single game and lost only 1 game and they will be the first team to qualify once again this year. Think before trying to bad-mouth such a magnificent player.
I gotta admit that your analysis here is an epic failure buddy. Too many people like you underestimated MSD and got burnt for obvious reasons. Strike rate is obviously not everything.
...and now:
Kane Williamson is asked whether he'd pick MS Dhoni if he was his captain.https://twitter.com/ESPNcricinfo/status/1149012502900072448Fans call for MS Dhoni retirement after another slow paced innings during World Cup semis exithttps://www.foxsportsasia.com/cricket/cricket-world-cup-2019/1137470/fans-call-for-ms-dhoni-retirement-after-another-slow-paced-innings-during-world-cup-semis-exit/