Gutsy former india opener gautam gambhir has called ms dhoni a captain who was "lucky" as he had the best team in the world during his captaincy. The cricketer turned politician said that the credit for MS Dhoni's success as the Test captain should solely go to zaheer khan, who is the second-highest wicket-taker for india in the longest format after legendary kapil dev when it comes to pacers. gautam gambhir added that ms dhoni was blessed to have zaheer khan, India's best world-class bowler, according to the former delhi batsman. Gambhir reckoned that former india captain sourav ganguly should be given credit for bringing a player like zaheer khan in the squad.
"The reason dhoni became such a successful captain in test cricket is because of Zaheer Khan. He was a big blessing that dhoni got, for which credit goes to Ganguly. According to me Zaheer has been India’s best world class bowler. dhoni has been a very lucky captain because he got an amazing team in every format," gautam gambhir said on Star sports show 'Cricket Connected'. Notably, zaheer khan scalped 311 wickets in his almost 14 yearlong Test career.
Moreover on the other hand, while playing for Ganguly, Zaheer had a bowling average of 35.98. zaheer khan made his Test debut under the leadership of sourav ganguly and it goes without saying that he sharpened his skills under his shadow. "Captaining 2011 world cup team was very easy for dhoni because we had players like sachin, Sehwag, Myself, Yuvraj, Yusuf, Virat, so he had got the best teams, while Ganguly had to work very hard for it, and as a result dhoni won so many trophies,” gautam gambhir concluded.
