M.S. Dhoni / Har-Anand Publications Pvt Ltd (PDF)

This is a different book. It portrays how Mahenda Singh Dhoni has conquered all hurdles to become the country's most successful captain. Dhoni has shown passion and perseverance are the paramount factors and not location, rural or comforts, facilities and luxuries of metropolitan cities. This vital change has come about since the start of a new millennium. The ruthless Saurav Ganguly was the pioneer ; now the fountain is over-flowing. Dhoni was captain of all formats. But he graciously handed over baton of test and instant game to Virat Kohli, who, with additional responsibility has blossomed. Cricket is no longer one city's monopoly and property; it is the wealth of the nation. Every one is required to play his role for Team India to succeed on mammoth canvas of international cricket. The rural environments are not any deterrent for a player to rise. The bench strength has increased; there is a sanguine hope that India will do well abroad. There is also a possibility of more youths coming out from far-fetched centres and rural areas. The book is, it must be stressed, that Dhoni was an unprecedented striker of the ball, the supreme strategist and a great gentleman of the game. The book highlights all this and more to provide motivation to many youngsters to emulate him. The book keeps the statistics details as limited as possible so that readers are aware of his persona and lofty standards. His success proves that captains are made; they are not born. His cricket is in his mind and not merely in his muscles. This, in a nutshell is the realistic story of Ranchi's boy.