Why Did Not MS Dhoni Make His Debut Against Pakistan in 2004?
Former BCCI selector Saba Karim has revealed that he had proposed Dhoni's name in the Indian team for the tour of Pakistan in 2004 but Ganguly had not seen Dhoni play. Due to this, Dhoni was not given a place in the team. However, later this year, Dhoni made his ODI debut for Bangladesh.
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MS Dhoni is the name of Indian cricket that everyone knows. Dhoni has taken Indian cricket to a different level. In such a situation, now former BCCI selector Saba Karim has disclosed.
MS Dhoni ODI Debut in 2004
Saba Karim told that he had proposed Dhoni's name in the Indian team for Pakistan tour 2004 India vs Pakistan in 2004, but Ganguly had not seen Dhoni playing. Saba told how he met Dhoni for the first time. Dhoni made his ODI debut against Bangladesh in 2004, but Team India went on a tour of Pakistan in 2004 itself. Dhoni did not get a place in this series.
Turning Point of MS Dhoni Career
Dhoni made MS Dhoni's debut against Bangladesh in 2004, but Team India went on a tour of Pakistan in 2004 itself. Dhoni's place was not found in this series. After this Dhoni made a series film in India against Pakistan in 2005. Along with this, Karim also talked about some important moments about Dhoni's career. He told how he met Dhoni during a Ranji Trophy competition for Bihar.
What did Saba Karim say?
I remember I was in Kolkata at that time and Sourav Jwalamukhi was the captain. I met him and I told him that there is a keeper who can come in the Indian team and he is doing very well and is a safe keeper. Unfortunately, just before the Pakistan tour, Sourav did not join Microsoft and was not selected for that tour.
Important Turning Point in the History of MS Dhoni
When Dhoni saw him in Ranji Trophy, he still remembers what he taught. This was the first turning point in Dhoni career. The second streak of Dhoni career was the tri-series in Kenya between India A Pakistan A and Kenya. And the third of the 2004 series against Pakistan
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