MSD - An Unassuming Leader

Republic Day awakens on a happy note as one of my once upon a time least favourite MSD is bestowed by PadmaBhushan.

As a typical fan of the BIG 5 , MS was always an outsider for many amongst the cricket followers like us.

MSD is an amazing journey of rags to riches , ordinary to extraordinary , one of them to being The ONE & Only One , superlative transformation from TC to TC (Ticket Collector to Trophies Collector) and so many such glories. The journey has been mesmerising and it has outclassed one and sundry.

When Indian Cricket faced a situation that it did not have any leader ,it was the insightful of Master Blaster whose suggestion made a simple Ranchi boy a new skipper and many expected a scapegoat to be dismissed post a World Cup defeat of 2007. But the dare devils don’t think much beyond and always come up with out of box results .Thats when we saw Misbah walking his heads down and India erupting  in history as Joginder Sharma and Kerala Maverick Sreesanth made the impossible a reality to lift the 20-20 World Cup.

The trophies came aplenty , World Cups or Champions Trophy became a backyard name , the normal losers made it to the pinnacle of real Test of the game .The long haired transformed into sombre Captain .The same  BIG 5 saw in MSD , one of the most potent captains  they have ever played with or under  and ‘The Dhoni’ became synonymous to the real life wonders of small towns.

Those who haven’t seen Dhoni in real action on 22 yards have missed a life time opportunity. He is a perfect cynosure of a leader , how a leader needs to utilise his resources , handle pressures and as any captain at the helm should act , bask in the glory of his team and move away for the next challenge that beckons.

It’s a been a true story of a common man , who made a difference to the lives of millions of Cricket fans across the globe .And as he receives the top honour at the fag end of the career , let’s enjoy , appreciate and learn as much as we can from this true inspiring leader of all times.

Only the genius wizards of the game can turnaround the fortunes and make you change your opinion about them with tangible miracles and that has made MS a true inspiration for many and we are fortunate enough to see one of the most cherished players of our times.

Take a bow 🙇‍♀️ 🙇‍♀️ Master !! You are true legend of the game and one of the best to have blessed the Indian Cricket .

-Jayawant


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