MS Dhoni and Rishabh Pant are considered two of the best wicket-keeper batters in Indian cricket history. While Pant is still young, he has already done some unthinkable things in international cricket. His biggest achievement is scoring a Test hundred in England, South Africa, and Australia, and now he is the captain of the Indian cricket team for the ongoing T20I series against the Proteas.
The last time Dhoni captained the Indian team was during the Asia Cup 2018 match against the Afghanistan cricket team. Interestingly, there are four common players who have played under both Dhoni and Pant in their international careers.
In this listicle, we will look at those four names:
1. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has played under MS Dhoni and Rishabh Pant
Bhuvneshwar Kumar announced his arrival in international cricket with some memorable spells against the Pakistan cricket team. MS Dhoni was the captain of the Men in Blue back then. Now, Kumar is playing for India under Pant against South Africa.
2. Hardik Pandya made his debut under MS Dhoni and now playing under Rishabh Pant
Hardik Pandya started his international career in 2016 under Dhoni’s leadership. He is currently the deputy skipper to Rishabh Pant for the series against South Africa.
3. Axar Patel
All-rounder Axar Patel played a few matches under Dhoni during the Australian tour in 2015. Now, he is playing under Pant’s captaincy against the Proteas.
4. Dinesh Karthik
Veteran wicket-keeper batter Dinesh Karthik was a part of the Indian squad that won the ICC T20 World Cup 2007 and ICC Champions Trophy 2013 under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. Karthik was also a part of the Indian playing XI that played in Dhoni’s last match as captain against the Afghanistan cricket team.
Karthik was dropped from the team after the 2019 World Cup, but courtesy of his fantastic performances in IPL 2022, he is back in the Indian squad now.
