Australian people fall in love M.S.Doni

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has emerged as a showstopper in India and manager Lalchand Rajput believes it is just a matter of time before the Australian people fall in love with the stylish wicketkeeper.

"I am 100 per cent sure the Australian public will love him by the end of the series. He is our flamboyant macho man with the bat, and he has become a very crucial member of this side," Rajput was quoted as saying by the 'Sydney Morning Herald'.

Rajput said Dhoni was India's answer to the charismatic Australian stumper Adam Gilchrist.
"To have a person just like Gilchrist gives everyone great confidence. He can change the course of a game very quickly, and he gives the batsmen above him great confidence," he said.
Rajput felt Dhoni's meteoric rise internationally and his exceptional leadership in India's Twenty20 World Cup triumph has made him as big a star as Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly back home.

"I think people forgot about Sachin and Sourav (Ganguly) for a while after the Twenty20 World Cup. When he came back, he was a demigod to the people. He is on the verge of being at the status of Sachin, Sourav and Rahul. After his success at the Twenty20 World Cup, he has just about reached that elite group," he explained.

"People feel they can relate to him, and they love the way he plays the game. Nobody thought it was possible to come from where he did and become captain of India. That kind of fame could have a bad effect on some people, but he is very mature about it," Rajput added.

Courtesy:thehindu.com
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