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What youngsters can learn from Dhoni

Last updated on: January 09, 2017 13:55 IST

As M S Dhoni stepped down as India's ODI and T20 captain, some honest words from Captain Cool.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni=Glorious Victories + leadership skills + great determination + a super calm temperament...

If there's something youngsters can learn from Captain Cool, it's his ability to speak from the heart.

Want to know what we're talking about? Scroll down please...

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Dhoni loses control of his bat during a T20 game against Australia in 2012.

Photograph: Daniel Munoz/Reuters

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Dhoni leaves the field after India's win in a World Cup match against Zimbabwe, Eden Park, Auckland in 2015.

Photograph: Nigel Marple/Reuters

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Yuvraj Singh congratulates Virat Kohli as Dhoni watches after India won the semi-final against South Africa in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup in Dhaka, April 4, 2014.

Photograph: Andrew Biraj /Reuters

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Dhoni ducks a high ball from Australia's Brad Hogg during an ODI in Adelaide in 2008.

Photograph: James Knowler/Reuters

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Dhoni celebrates Younus Khan's wicket during an ODI against Pakistan in Dhaka in 2008.

Photograph: Ashikur Rahman/Reuters

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