Nuwan Kulasekara Reflects on MS Dhonis Incredible Legacy
Nuwan Kulasekara has played with and against MS Dhoni in his career. Dhoni smashed the match winning runs for India in the World Cup final in 2011, where Kulasekara stood against him. Later, he went on to play in the Indian Premier League for Chennai Super Kings.
Whenever the name of MS Dhoni is being taken, everyone remembers the phrase of Ravi Shastri, “And Dhoni finishes off in style.” This was the time when Dhoni hit the winning runs against Sri Lanka in the finals of the World Cup. At that moment, he played against Nuwan Kulasekara too.
The moment was a bit disheartening for Kulasekara, as he watched the World Cup slip away from his team's hands. After the World Cup came to an end, he also went on to be a part of the Indian Premier League. Whether it was destiny or luck, he came to the same team as Dhoni, with CSK signing him in the 2012 season.
Recently, Kulasekara talked about the time he spent with Dhoni. He said, "I joined Chennai Super Kings immediately after the World Cup, but Dhoni never spoke about that final. That shows the kind of person he is. He is incredibly calm and always focused on the present. For him, the past is over. His only concern was winning the next game. That is something I really admired about him.”
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MS Dhoni has been a player who is being admired not just by his teammates but also his opponents. He never talked about the World Cup victory with Nuwan Kulasekara, despite knowing the fact that he was on the other side of the game at that time. Still, he maintained his focus in the Indian Premier League, eager to help Chennai Super Kings win the title and dominate in the tournament without any issues.