"MS Dhoni Did Not Win World Cup, India...": AB De Villiers Echoes Gautam Gambhir's Sentiments

27.09.2023 - 05:14 sports.ndtv.com

Former South Africa cricketer AB De Villiers emphasised on the need of a good team than having a phenomenal captain or talented individuals when it comes to winning the Cricket World Cup 2023 title.

De Villiers went on to say that it was not MS Dhoni or Ben Stokes who won the trophy back in 2011 and 2019 respectively but the India and England cricket teams.

The Proteas legend also spoke against the culture among cricket fans to glorify individual achievements and not take the team into consideration. “Cricket is a team game, it's not a player lifting the World Cup.

I see that way too often on social platforms. MS Dhoni did not win the World Cup, India won the World Cup, so keep that in mind.

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