Ms Dhoni: The Fittest Indian Cricketer

Dhoni has always believed in selecting fit players even if it means dropping a big-name cricketer. A good captain always leads from the front...

- Sparsh Vyas

Gone are the days when talent alone was the criteria for selection in the national team. Players, who were extremely talented, but unfit at the same time used to don the jerseys of their national cricket team.

How times have changed now! In this day and age, it doesn’t matter how capable and gifted a player is. If he is not fit enough, he is not good enough. The fitness revolution in Indian cricket started when MS Dhoni took charge of the team. Dhoni has always believed the fittest X1 is the best X1. Under Dhoni’s leadership, Indian team has seen a massive transformation. India were never known for their fielding, so how did they manage to become the best fielding unit in the world.

MS Dhoni has always believed in selecting fit players even if it means dropping a big-name cricketer from the playing X1. A good captain always leads from the front. Dhoni himself is a fitness fanatic. The former India captain will turn 37 next month but even in the twilight of his career, Dhoni remains one of the fittest cricketers in the world. Dhoni’s fitness mantra is a strict diet plan. The Jharkhand lad has sacrificed some of his favourite foods like butter chicken, soft drinks, chocolates and milkshakes to remain fit and strong for his on-field duties.