The BCCI wanted Sachin to become India's captain for the third time, but the master blaster stuck to Mahi's name. During the 2007 tour of England, Sachin Tendulkar recommended Mahendra Singh Dhoni's name for the captaincy. In the very first round of the ODI World Cup that year, Team India was eliminated after losing to Bangladesh. There were strong protests in the country after the disappointing performance of the Indian team. After this, the performance of Team India was poor even on the tour of England. India had to face a 4-3 defeat in the 7 ODI series. There was hue and cry in India after this defeat. Preparations were made to remove Captain Rahul Dravid. However, later he himself left the post. Now the search for a new captain began.
Sachin told that I used to field in the first slip and during this time I had talked to Mahendra Singh Dhoni many times on the situation of the match. Although the captain of the team was Rahul Dravid, Dhoni's opinion was often accurate. Sachin had said that 26-year-old Mahendra Singh Dhoni's reaction was calm, balanced and mature. Good captaincy is about always being one step ahead of the opposition team. If someone is smart enough to do so, then we must give him a chance. As we often say, don't play with passion but with your senses. Sachin knew that you can never get 10 wickets in 10 consecutive balls. For this, you have to plan with full preparation, only then you will get success.
Dhoni, like Sachin, believed that at the end of the day, the scoreboard mattered more than anything else. If the process is correct, then the result will definitely be favourable. Sachin said that he had seen all these qualities in Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Dhoni could have played the whole game standing behind the wicket. Sachin told that that is why I had recommended the name of Mahendra Singh Dhoni as captain to the BCCI and the selectors. Instead of becoming the captain himself, Sachin handed over this responsibility to Dhoni in the interest of the country. At that time people opposed Dhoni, but Sachin remained adamant. Sachin made it clear that he will not take over the captaincy of Team India for the third time. Later, Mahendra Singh Dhoni fully lived up to Sachin's trust and became the only captain in the world to win T-20 World Cup, ODI World Cup and ICC Champions Trophy. Salute to the connoisseur's eye of the great player Sachin Tendulkar.