MS Dhoni and Ricky Ponting are arguably two of the most successful captains in cricket history. They both have two World Cup titles to their name and have led their teams to great heights. On Wednesday, former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi was asked to choose between the two and he said that his pick would be Dhoni. Afridi also revealed why he picked the former India captain. He stated that Dhoni had blooded a young team and that is why he rates him higher than Ponting.<\/p>\n
Afridi held a Q&A session with his fans on Twitter on Wednesday and one user asked him to pick the better captain between Dhoni and Ponting.<\/p>\n
\u201cI rate Dhoni a bit higher than Ponting as he developed a new team full of youngsters,\u201d Afridi wrote in response.<\/p>\n
Most notably, Dhoni is known as \u2018Captain Cool\u2019 for his composure and calm outlook on the field. Famously, he led India to the inaugural T20 World Cup Title of 2007 without most of the country\u2019s stars. Further, he completed the trio of trophies for India, winning the 2011 World Cup followed by the Champions trophy putting him on the top most section of the pedestal when it comes to greatest captains the country has ever had.<\/p>\n
Ponting, who captained Australia to consecutive World Cup titles in 2003 and 2007, inherited a well-settled team from predecessor Steve Waugh, and carried on Australia\u2019s domination well through the 2000\u2019s.<\/p>\n
Afridi also named Viv Richards as his favourite batsman, while he said Abdul Qadir was his all-time favourite spinner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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