Overview
- Ganguly, who spoke on Raj Shamani’s podcast Sunday, laid out the steps he took to spot MS Dhoni early and push him up the ladder.
- He said he paused the final selection for a few days so he could assess Dhoni himself and made a discreet trip to Jamshedpur to watch him play.
- Selector Saba Karim first highlighted Dhoni’s six-hitting, which led to an India A chance and a hundred at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium.
- Dhoni debuted in December 2004 with a one-ball run-out, then seized a promotion to No. 3 against Pakistan in Visakhapatnam by smashing 148 off 123.
- Ganguly framed the moves as part of a clear rule to fast-track standout talent, a philosophy he also applied to Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Virender Sehwag, and Zaheer Khan.