Apart from his cool demenaour each on and off the pitch, followers fondly keep in mind Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his signature ‘helicopter shot’. The picture of the former India skipper executing the helicopter was so fascinating, that Pepsi even devoted an advert on it.
Another exemplary instance of Dhoni’s iconic helicopter shot was witnessed throughout the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup last towards Sri Lanka at Wankhede, a second which noticed the Men In Blue raise their second World Cup trophy, since Kapil Dev’s 1983.
However, after Dhoni, many tried to emulate the wicketkeeper-batsman and a few even succeeded in hitting the shot completely.
Before the shot grew to become famous due to the legendary wicketkeeper-batsman, there was one other former India skipper, Mohammad Azharuddin, who had a knack of pulversing the opposition bowlers with the helicopter.
Azharuddin, who himself was a terrific batsman, in a contest towards South Africa had as soon as smashed 5 consecutive fours to Proteas all-rounder Lance Klusener. Azharuddin’s carnage towards Klusener additionally noticed him play the helicopter shot.
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Azharuddin, who’s considered considered one of India’s most prolific captains, made his worldwide debut in an ODI towards England in 1985 and has led the the nation in 221 matches throughout codecs.
Azharuddin has 99 Test and 334 ODI caps beneath his identify and has amassed over 15,000 runs in each the codecs mixed, which embody 29 a whole lot and 79 fifties.
