MS Dhoni turns to 'former spinner' Ravi Shastri for advice

[Gollum]

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Wtf happening? Thala asking for advice, that too from a pesky Bambi.

 

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He was a great all-rounder, with quite a few valiant knocks as an opener, who is presently weaving an impressive story as the head coach of the Indian cricket team. But few remember that Ravi Shastri was also a handy left-arm spinner having taken 151 wickets in Tests and 129 in ODIs. And on Friday, it was veteran Indian wicketkeeper-batsman MS Dhoni, who turned to Shastri for a piece of advice or two on how to counter spin deliveries. 

 

The variety of deliveries has largely affected Dhoni's threatening strike rate through the course of 2018 and presently in World Cup 2019. Off the 233 runs he managed in the ongoing tournament, Dhoni has scored 41 runs off 87 spin deliveries. His strike rate against spin, that has largely been the opposition's tactic against the former Indian skipper, has drawn flak from all corners of the cricket fraternity. 

 

But Dhoni seems eager to shrug off the difficulty. And so, after a long net session on Friday in Leeds, he had a chat with Shastri on playing spinners. Through his wrist actions, it was evident that the coach was explaining Dhoni about how a spinner uses the seam and gets the ball to drift in the air. As per IANS, the conversation lasted for almost 20 minutes before Dhoni walked off to check the pitch, while Shastri headed back to the dressing room. 

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धोनी और शास्‍त्री के बीच करीब 20 मिनट तक हुई बातचीत, जानिए क्‍या है मामला

 

 

Edited July 6, 2019 by Gollum

[Stuge]

We are with you Dhoni ..Just smash Spinners to oblivion 

 

 

[philcric]

Modern tuk-tuk taking 'advice' from the original tuk-tuk.

 

It can only result in more  ...............................................

[philcric]

1 hour ago, Stuge said:

We are with you Dhoni ..Just smash Spinners to oblivion 

 

 

Short cover is not oblivion.

 

[R!TTER]

1 minute ago, philcric said:

 

Short cover is not oblivion.

 

You mean silly point 

[diga]

Not sure how many of you remember, but Gilly was going through an indifferent 2007 world cup and then he altered his grip using a squash ball in his left glove. That innings is characterized as one of the greatest in a final

 

Needs some unconventional advice and Dhoni needs to be open minded to try it out

Edited July 6, 2019 by diga

[maniac]

Shane Warne said Ravi Shastri was one of the toughest batsman he bowled too

 

However Thala taking tips from the greatest tuk tuk ever for the semis and finals. Expect a special Thala lungefest in the KO’s

 

Edited July 6, 2019 by maniac

[Mosher]

After Shatri's advice Dhoni instead of lunging will come down the wicket and pat the ball back to the bowler.

[nevada]

45 minutes ago, Mosher said:

After Shatri's advice Dhoni instead of lunging will come down the wicket and pat the ball back to the bowler.

Just like Shastri used to do in his playing days.

[The Dark Horse]

[Khota]

Dhoni you are losing it. How low can you go if you have to seek leeches advise.

[Vijy]

shastri: gutsy test batsman but mediocre ODI player. how fitting that MSD wants to take "advice" from him.

[asterix]

[vvvslaxman]

May be Thala should adopt this Pandya stance lol