--- title: "5 Captain Quotes By MS Dhoni" description: "5 Captain quotes by MS Dhoni. Plus more from MS Dhoni and more Captain sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/876/ms-dhoni-7509_captain_selecting-a-strong-team-without-giving-t_675872.jpg" --- > [Selecting a strong team without giving the new captain appropriate time isn't possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ms-dhoni/selecting-a-strong-team-without-giving-the-new-captain-appropriate/) [MS Dhoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ms-dhoni/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/876/ms-dhoni-7509_captain_selecting-a-strong-team-without-giving-t_675872.jpg) > [The biggest problem is when a player asks a captain why he is not playing but does not want an honest answer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ms-dhoni/the-biggest-problem-is-when-a-player-asks-a-captain-why-he-is-not/) [MS Dhoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ms-dhoni/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44d/ms-dhoni-7509_answer_the-biggest-problem-is-when-a-player-ask_963307.jpg) > [I resigned from captaincy because I wanted the new captain to get enough time for preparing a team before the ICC Cricket…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ms-dhoni/i-resigned-from-captaincy-because-i-wanted-the-new-captain-to-get/) [MS Dhoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ms-dhoni/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b86/ms-dhoni-7509_captain_i-resigned-from-captaincy-because-i-want_1524831.jpg) > [Sometimes in T20, you need to bowl only one over, and once the captain has given you that one over, irrespective of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ms-dhoni/sometimes-in-t20-you-need-to-bowl-only-one-over-and-once-the-captain/) [MS Dhoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ms-dhoni/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/ms-dhoni-7509_bad_sometimes-in-t20-you-need-to-bowl-only-o_1727868.jpg) > [The biggest learning during my tenure as a captain was that, a lot of time, I used to think that this is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ms-dhoni/the-biggest-learning-during-my-tenure-as-a-captain-was-that-a-lot-of/) [MS Dhoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ms-dhoni/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/477/ms-dhoni-7509_captain_the-biggest-learning-during-my-tenure-as_1930696.jpg) ## Other authors on Captain ## More by MS Dhoni > [Making important medicine more available and affordable is a great thing for the country, and Netmeds is one the mainstays in the space. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ms-dhoni/making-important-medicine-more-available-and-affordable-is-a-great/) [MS Dhoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ms-dhoni/) > [Cricket is not everything, not by any means, but it is a large part of who I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ms-dhoni/cricket-is-not-everything-not-by-any-means-but-it-is-a-large-part-of/) [MS Dhoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ms-dhoni/) > [We have always made sure that players who have played for CSK, even those who came from other franchises for whatever reason, have performed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ms-dhoni/we-have-always-made-sure-that-players-who-have-played-for-csk-even/) [MS Dhoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ms-dhoni/) > [One thing about our country that is constant is cricket.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ms-dhoni/one-thing-about-our-country-that-is-constant-is-cricket/) [MS Dhoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ms-dhoni/) > [I don't think I will ever make my all-time greatest India team. You cannot compare one era with another, as they will be different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ms-dhoni/i-don-t-think-i-will-ever-make-my-all-time-greatest-india-team-you/) [MS Dhoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ms-dhoni/) > [What we have seen is that sports is definitely developing in India. I can see a lot of positive things happening in India. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ms-dhoni/what-we-have-seen-is-that-sports-is-definitely-developing-in-india-i/) [MS Dhoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ms-dhoni/) > [Self-confidence has always been one of my good qualities. I am always very confident. It is in my nature to be confident, to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ms-dhoni/self-confidence-has-always-been-one-of-my-good-qualities-i-am-always/) [MS Dhoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ms-dhoni/) > [Please criticize me, but how can you accuse me of something like fixing a cricket game after all that the game has given me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ms-dhoni/please-criticize-me-but-how-can-you-accuse-me-of-something-like/) [MS Dhoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ms-dhoni/) > [India-Pakistan matches always capture the imagination of people from either side.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ms-dhoni/india-pakistan-matches-always-capture-the-imagination-of-people-from/) [MS Dhoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ms-dhoni/) > [I really don't care what people say; I found Srinivasan as someone who was always there to help cricketers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ms-dhoni/i-really-don-t-care-what-people-say-i-found-srinivasan-as-someone-who/) [MS Dhoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ms-dhoni/) > [After the first ball is bowled, it's only chaos. What you are trying to do is you're trying to manage the chaos. It's not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ms-dhoni/after-the-first-ball-is-bowled-it-s-only-chaos-what-you-are-trying-to/) [MS Dhoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ms-dhoni/) > [I'm quite used to playing with few injuries, whether it is back, fingers, elbow, or something else. You have to be tough and get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ms-dhoni/i-m-quite-used-to-playing-with-few-injuries-whether-it-is-back/) [MS Dhoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ms-dhoni/) > [A sporting track doesn't always mean that it will only have grass on it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ms-dhoni/a-sporting-track-doesn-t-always-mean-that-it-will-only-have-grass-on/) [MS Dhoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ms-dhoni/) > [In front of 40,000 people, you don't really want to drop a catch or misfield. It's part and parcel of the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ms-dhoni/in-front-of-40-000-people-you-don-t-really-want-to-drop-a-catch-or/) [MS Dhoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ms-dhoni/) > [The reason why people love T20 is the sixes and fours.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ms-dhoni/the-reason-why-people-love-t20-is-the-sixes-and-fours/) [MS Dhoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ms-dhoni/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/captain/ms-dhoni/#itemlist", "name": "5 Captain Quotes By MS Dhoni", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Selecting a strong team without giving the new captain appropriate time isn't possible.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "MS Dhoni" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ms-dhoni/selecting-a-strong-team-without-giving-the-new-captain-appropriate/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/876/ms-dhoni-7509_captain_selecting-a-strong-team-without-giving-t_675872.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/876/ms-dhoni-7509_captain_selecting-a-strong-team-without-giving-t_675872.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/876/ms-dhoni-7509_captain_selecting-a-strong-team-without-giving-t_675872.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Selecting a strong team without giving the new captain appropriate time isn't possible.” — MS Dhoni", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The biggest problem is when a player asks a captain why he is not playing but does not want an honest answer.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "MS Dhoni" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ms-dhoni/the-biggest-problem-is-when-a-player-asks-a-captain-why-he-is-not/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44d/ms-dhoni-7509_answer_the-biggest-problem-is-when-a-player-ask_963307.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44d/ms-dhoni-7509_answer_the-biggest-problem-is-when-a-player-ask_963307.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44d/ms-dhoni-7509_answer_the-biggest-problem-is-when-a-player-ask_963307.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The biggest problem is when a player asks a captain why he is not playing but does not want an honest answer.” — MS Dhoni", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I resigned from captaincy because I wanted the new captain to get enough time for preparing a team before the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "MS Dhoni" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ms-dhoni/i-resigned-from-captaincy-because-i-wanted-the-new-captain-to-get/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b86/ms-dhoni-7509_captain_i-resigned-from-captaincy-because-i-want_1524831.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b86/ms-dhoni-7509_captain_i-resigned-from-captaincy-because-i-want_1524831.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b86/ms-dhoni-7509_captain_i-resigned-from-captaincy-because-i-want_1524831.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I resigned from captaincy because I wanted the new captain to get enough time for preparing a team before…” — MS Dhoni", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Sometimes in T20, you need to bowl only one over, and once the captain has given you that one over, irrespective of whether it is good or bad, that one over is out of the equation. 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