Former India batter Murali Vijay lauded former captain MS Dhoni for his impact on Indian cricket. Vijay said no one can replace Dhoni’s leadership style as he has natural instincts and a fearless approach that changed Indian cricket.
Speaking on Taruwar Kohli’s YouTube channel, Vijay said no one can replicate Dhoni’s personality. He said, “Dhoni is natural and very unique. Those personalities you cannot replicate. Anybody cannot come and do what he is doing. The way he has dominated and taken the game, he was a very strong person.”
Vijay praised Dhoni’s power-hitting and bold choices, saying, “The way he launched those sixes, I don’t think anyone else got that range as a right-hander. He gave that last over to Joginder and we won it. There may not have been logic as Harbhajan had an over as a senior. But it won us the cup as he did something out of the box. We all should be proud that he was born in our country.”
Vijay played eight IPL seasons for Chennai Super Kings under Dhoni’s captaincy. In his international career, Vijay scored 3982 runs in 61 Tests, 339 runs in 17 ODIs and 169 runs in 9 T20Is. In the IPL, he represented three franchises and scored 2619 runs in 106 matches at an average of 25.93. Dhoni has been retained by CSK for IPL 2026.
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