Fastest hands in the East

[flamy]

I have seen fielders snatching a wicket out of nowhere, and bowlers bowling peaches, but it is a real treat watching Dhoni make wickets out of nothing with his stumpings.

 

That Ross Taylor stumping was epic. Taylor thought they were trolling him, and was adjusting sightscreen for next ball. He hadn't even realized there was a chance, his foot was in the air for less than a second.

 

[velu]

lightning fast ..

even perennial haterz like @speedheat appreciated  

[flamy]

 

Look at Taylor adjusting sightscreen

Edited January 26, 2019 by flamy

[neel roy]

Six months down the line i bet India will miss these moments. Hope pants batting can at least act as a soothing balm

[flamy]

Some insight into how he does it:

 

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Dhoni drinks 6 liters of milk per day.

Yes and it caused such a massive buildup of calcium in his bones that throughout most of his career there was a weak affinity between his bones and trace amounts of calcium carbonate in the stumps. So he was able to electromagnetically 'anchor' himself to the stumps while batting and play those helicopter shots that should be impossible for mere mortals. This also explains his insane speed behind the stumps. He is already attracted to them in the first place, so he is able to execute stumpings at unbelievable speeds.

Over the last decade his body has slowly metabolised the calcium deposits he was able to accumulate while drinking six litres of milk per day and now his calcium levels are returning to normal. That is why he's unable to hit as far as he used to, and if he keeps playing we will see him get slower behind the stumps.

This is all because of inflation. The government could have subsidised milk for Dhoni, but they did not. Blame the government. Dhoni could have been a God among men, but now that will never come to pass.

 

[Switchankit]

 

Best angle to see how quick was it

 

[ShoonyaSifar]

On 1/26/2019 at 5:48 PM, neel roy said:

Six months down the line i bet India will miss these moments. Hope pants batting can at least act as a soothing balm

Dhoni has been dropping at least one easy catch almost every match. Dropped Guptil in the last match as well, but no one cares about that.

 

He has not been missed for a moment in Tests, in facts first Saha and now ant have only been doing better. Same will be the case in LOIs as well. In T20s in last 2 years, we have won 9 and lost 2 T20s when Dhoni hasn't played. Today is the first ODI he's missed.

Edited January 28, 2019 by ShoonyaSifar