Dhoni's hands are faster than a pickpocket: Former India head coach

MS Dhoni was recently honoured for his invaluable contribution to Indian cricket. He was inducted in the ICC Hall of Fame on Monday.

In response, former India all-rounder and head coach Ravi Shastri compared Dhoni’s lightning-quick hands behind the stumps with a pickpocket.

"Dhoni has hands faster than a pickpocket. If you're ever in India, going for a big game, especially in Ahmedabad, you don't want MS behind you; watch that back. The wallet will disappear,” said Shastri hilariously during the ICC ceremony.

Notably, Dhoni holds the record for most stumpings inflicted in international cricket. He found batters short of their crease 195 times in his illustrious career. He’s the third most successful wicketkeeper in the history of the game, having 829 dismissals to his name.

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Shastri also reflected on the adulation that the veteran wicketkeeper-batsman receives across the country.

"Dhoni gets out for zero is the same; he wins the World Cup is the same; he gets a hundred the same, and two hundred the same. There is absolutely, you know, no difference," said Shastri.