Mohali: Former Team India skipper MS Dhoni is one of the fastest runners between the wickets. The 36-year-old is a naturally gifted athlete and one of the fittest cricketers in the team.
On Wednesday, Dhoni gave a proof of fitness during Indian cricket team’s warm-up session ahead of the second ODI in Mohali.
All-rounder Hardik Pandya tried to race with Dhoni in the 100m dash. Anyone would be of opinion that the 24-year-old would outrun a 36-year-old, but Dhoni did not give Pandya an inch. If anything, he finished ahead of Pandya in the sprint.
Pandya started the race on a strong note and took the lead due to the strong start but Dhoni matched him. Pandya had one eye on Dhoni but could not stop him from overtaking. Towards the end, Dhoni went past Pandya, who tried his best but could not beat his senior teammate.
The dash clearly showed the age is not a factor for Dhoni, who is still fit enough to beat anyone hands down.
While Dhoni could not score many with the bat in the second ODI, Dhoni, the wicketkeeper was at his usual best.
If you need another proof of how fast MS Dhoni can run, Here's a video of ICC World T20 2016 India vs Bangladesh match where the former India captain run out Mustafizur Rahman to help the team clinch 1 run win.
(Watch MS Dhoni running out Mustafizur Rahman from 2.46 minutes onwards)
India, who had lost the Dharamsala ODI, won the second ODI by 141 runs and levelled the series following a record-breaking third double hundred from Rohit Sharma, who was leading the side in absence of Virat Kohli – who got married with Anushka Sharma on Monday in Italy.
The third and final match of the ODI series will take place at Visakhapatnam on Sunday
