MS Dhoni changed whole culture and face of Indian cricket, asserts Misbah-Ul-Haq

A giant of world cricket, MS Dhoni’s achievements transcended the realms of excellence, and with the former Indian skipper announcing his international retirement, an era in Indian cricket has come to end. Although there have been many moments to look back on as a pure batsman and a tactician extra-ordinary, MS Dhoni is largely credited for bringing in a culture change to Indian cricket that is reflecting in Virat Kohli’s successful tenure now.

"He was such a 'shrewd', you could say, captain -- the way he handled the team, the way he just developed the team and changed the team from seniors (senior players), brought up some juniors. He changed the whole culture of the team, the whole face of Indian cricket -- a wonderful servant of the game."

"He's got all the trophies in his bag. He was such a cool captain on the outside, but from the inside such an aggressive player. He was the one name who really took Indian cricket from wherever Sourav left the team and then from there on he did wonders for Indian cricket. Such a wonderful person and a very, very good captain."