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Sridhar Says MS Dhoni Ended Wicketkeeping Practice After 8–9 Years, Used Reaction Drills

He curtailed formal sessions to ease finger strain from three-format duty.

MS Dhoni is often regarded as one of the best wicketkeepers to play the game.
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Overview

  • Former India fielding coach R. Sridhar said Dhoni stopped routine wicketkeeping practice after about eight to nine years of international cricket.
  • Sridhar explained that Dhoni maintained sharpness with short reaction drills designed to keep his hands quick without added wear.
  • A resurfaced clip from the 2016 T20I at the MCG shows a Faulkner dismissal off a deflection from Dhoni’s pad onto the stumps.
  • Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey called the 2016 dismissal “probably intentional,” praising Dhoni’s instinct and precision.
  • Dhoni finished international cricket with 829 dismissals, including a record 195 stumpings, and logged six catches and five stumpings in IPL 2025 for CSK at age 44.