Austin 3:!6 Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 Two days before he flies out to Dhaka for the ODI series, MS Dhoni turned back the clock by turning up for a surprise practice session at the National Stadium here. This was the turf where he honed his batting wares under coach MP Singh before becoming a household name. Singh was there on Saturday morning too, helping Dhoni make a few adjustments to rediscover the flourish in his strokeplay. Now that he has retired from Tests, Dhoni is seeking to undo some changes he had made to firm up his technique for the longer format. MP Singh, while mentioning that Dhoni seemed more relaxed after having quit the five-day game, told TOI: "He said he had changed his stance and technique for Test cricket. Now that he doesn't have to think about the format, he wants to get back to his previous technique. "He had widened his stance and started to keep his bat be tween the feet. He has now decided to revert to his earlier stance in a bid to bring back the booming backlift. He demonstrated it to me and asked if it resembled his original stance," the coach said. The two spin finds of this IPL -Yuzvendra Chahal and Pawan Negi -bore the brunt of a raging Dhoni. After facing a few deliveries of medium pace and spin, Dhoni came back for a second round of spin. Obviously, he has the low and slow tracks of Bangladesh -and the barrage of spinners he is likely to face -in mind. "He was hitting them hard and clean, like he used to do in his younger days. Don't be surprised if you see an attacking Dhoni in action in Bangladesh," Singh said. "I met him a few times in the last few years. Now he seems very relaxed and mentally strong." The day didn't end with Dhoni hammering the spinners. He talked to junior players and women cricketers, and there was even a discussion about his batting position - specifically, if there was a chance for Dhoni to come up the order. "We discussed if he could come up the order. He said he will deliberate if somehow batting at No.4 can work out for him. He looks fit enough to carry on for some more time now," the coach said. As the world has its eyes fixed on the energy Virat Kohli is bringing to the Test team, Dhoni, in his own quiet way, is going about rediscovering his game in his preferred format. © TNN http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/72851/ms-dhoni-looking-to-get-back-to-his-old-technique :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: Will we see the old MS Dhoni...AGAIN
tweaker Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 Good to see Dhoni trying to improve his game & he has not taken Bangladesh team lightly
Ironhide Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 I have been posting this in every Dhoni thread till now, it is not his age, motivation etc which is the reason for his lack of form in explosive hitting, the changed stance and the stupid lunge-forward technique of Dhoni led to his dismal form in limited overs cricket, just check out his old videos on youtube and see the difference in technique.
tweaker Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 Players should get break so that they can iron their faults with their coaches.Rohit,Ishant,Shikhar should have been dropped from the Bangladesh tour
Precambrian Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 Self imitation - the tell tale sign of being past it. :( Learn from Tendulkar. Adapted all the while, till the end. Never tried to ape an earlier Tendulkar.
Austin 3:!6 Posted June 15, 2015 Author Posted June 15, 2015 Self imitation - the tell tale sign of being past it. :( Learn from Tendulkar. Adapted all the while, till the end. Never tried to ape an earlier Tendulkar. Dhoni is not even 10% the batsman Tendulkar was, so no point of copying him. But kudos to MSD for one of the greatest match winner even with the limted technique. A sight of old MS Dhoni will be great to see but not sure if it will be possible at this age.
maniac Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 Am I the only one who has these questions What exactly was msd's old technique and what's exactly is this new technique? The only difference is a fearless hitter vs a number crunching finisher
Gollum Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 LOL at booming backlift. His reflexes are so slow these days that he will get bowled very often with a high backlift, especially against genuine quicks.
Shivaji bhonsle Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 Self imitation - the tell tale sign of being past it. :( Learn from Tendulkar. Adapted all the while, till the end. Never tried to ape an earlier Tendulkar. Well, that's because of the injuries he had over the years.
moniker Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 Am I the only one who has these questions What exactly was msd's old technique and what's exactly is this new technique? The only difference is a fearless hitter vs a number crunching finisher Looks like he's going to remove the bat from between his feet and widen his stance. Hyper-orgasmic technique. Exciting times.
Lannister Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 Well I don't really get it but he'd better start doing something about his form, or he'll be the next one to get the boots.
Pagalpanti Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 Why don't some of you wait till you pass your final verdict on his career? Jeez some people just want to see the back of him for good! Like we have any world class keeper-bat waiting in the wings..
FischerTal Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 its so nice to get back to old technique when there is no overseas tour for next 3 years
BaisnabBengali Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 I am unhappy that Wriddhiman Saha not playing in the series...very *****y batsman. He would have been very helpful for us..:winky:
BeautifulGame Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 its so nice to get back to old technique when there is no overseas tour for next 3 years :hysterical: We play Australia in Australia in January
sensible-indian Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 :hysterical: We play Australia in Australia in January Really? Not again. I am sick of their garbage pitches.
Old guy Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 Really? Not again. I am sick of their garbage pitches. I think it's good to see where team stands and how much it will improve ..
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