His finishing skills called into question by critics, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, on Monday, received firm backing from Australia spin legend Shane Warne, who feels that former India captain doesn’t need to “prove anything to anyone”, reported PTI.
Removed from captaincy before the start of the 10th edition of the ongoing Indian Premier League, Dhoni so far has had a quiet tournament for Rising Pune Supergiant by his standards, scoring only 61 runs in five games.
Warne today took to twitter to back the under-fire 35-year-old, “Dhoni does not have to prove anything to anyone, he’s class & a wonderful player in all formats. MS is also a great captain & inspires! (sic),” Warne wrote on his Twitter page.
Dhoni’s strike-rate in the tournament has been a dismal 87.14 with an average of shade over 15. He has managed to hit only two sixes in five games.
While the World Cup winning captain is still India’s undisputed No 1 keeper-batsman in the limited-overs format, inconsistent form over the past year has divided opinion among fans and commentators over Dhoni’s abilities as a finisher.
Last week, former India captain Sourav Ganguly also weighed in on the debate, stating that he was unsure if Dhoni is still a good batsman in the Twenty20 format having scored only one fifty in the last decade.
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