Former Zimbabwe Captain Taibu Feels Karthik More Natural Than Dhoni In Both Batting And Wicket-keeping

"Now, the way he (Dhoni) keeps his hands are not always together like you always have the little fingers together... when he catches his hands are always not like that, said Taibu

MS Dhoni

Indian batting great Mahendra Singh Dhoni has scored over 10000 runs in ODI cricket with a technique which has been dubbed as unorthodox and not copy book. The hard hitting batsman is known for his quick hand reflexes, hand eye coordination and ability to generate enormous power through his ball striking. Former Zimbabwe captain, Tatenda Taibu in agreement with the general consensus as he too feels that MS Dhoni had a very different technique to wicket-keeping and batting but it was his superlative hand-eye coordination and mental toughness that made him the legend he is. "...The first time I saw Dhoni, if I'm to be honest...he had come with the India A side. I thought Karthik was more natural than Dhoni. And still in keeping, he is more natural...even in batting he is more natural," Taibu said on Fan Play-Sports Ruler 'Inside Out With Baggs' on YouTube channel. "Now, the way he (Dhoni) keeps his hands are not always together like you always have the little fingers together... when he catches his hands are always not like that... "But he always manages to catch the ball and whip the bails in a flash with a very different technique...very different and odd technique. "Same thing about his batting...different technique. But great hand-eye coordination. But I don't think it's only his hand-eye coordination but probably his mental toughness. "Normally if you don't look the part, so to speak, it's easy for coaches to just put you aside. But Dhoni backs that up with statistics," Taibu added.