In a recent interaction with Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia on her ‘No Filter Neha‘ Saavn original podcast, Kapil Dev picked Dhoni as the player whose spot no one can take. MS Dhoni is not only India’s most successful captain but also one of the best wicket-keeper in the world. From lighting fast stumpings to taking almost accurate DRS – MS Dhoni cannot go wrong when it comes to wicketkeeping.
The former Indian captain has proved his mettle on multiple occasions. MS Dhoni remains the only wicketkeeper in the world to notch up 100 or more stumpings in the ODIs, 123 stumpings to be precise. So when Kapil Dev was asked to pick his ‘Kapil XI team,’ there is no doubt that the World Cup winner picked the 2011 Indian winning Captain as a keeper.
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The 1983 World Cup Winning Skipper Picked His India’s Best XI
When asked to name his best XI, the former skipper said, “There’s a Test match is different, there’s a one day cricket is different. ODI…if I have to pick, I would say definitely Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli, will be there, Rahul Dravid will be there, Yuvraj will be there. “Wicket Keeper is only Dhoni. Nobody can touch his spot,” he added.
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Kapil also included current Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah in his star XI. “You have Zaheer Khan, you have Srinath. Recently Bumrah, I can say. He’s done extremely well. Anil Kumble, all-time great spinner, and Harbhajan. These are the cricketers who come to my mind very much there,” Kapil Dev added.
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Here we go with Kapil’s 11
Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, Javagal Srinath, Zaheer Khan, Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, Jasprit Bumrah.
Kapil Dev and MS Dhoni are the only two captains who have led India to World Cup triumphs. India won the 1983 ODI World Cup under Kapil and later under Dhoni’s leadership, India won the 2007 T20 World Cup. Just after a few years, MS Dhoni lifted the ODI World Cup in 2011. Ravi Shastri’s commentary over MS Dhoni’s finishing six in the final will still be fresh and bright in the minds of Indian fans.
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