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Mahendra Singh Dhoni and story behind 'souvenir ball'

On Tuesday afternoon, one of India's celebrated cricketers revealed the story behind his picking up the souvenir from the umpires.

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MS Dhoni at a promotional event in Mumbai on Tuesday
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Speculations of retirement surfaced once former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni collected the match-ball after India's defeat against England at Headingley. The Virat Kohli side lost the three-match series 2-1.

On Tuesday afternoon, one of India's celebrated cricketers revealed the story behind his picking up the souvenir from the umpires.
"I did that to see why we are not able to get reverse swing. We will have to keep working. We will be playing the World Cup in England, and I wanted to know what do we need to do to get the reverse swing," said Dhoni.

He elaborated: "After 50 overs, the ball is useless to the ICC (International Cricket Council), so I requested the umpire 'Can I get the ball and gave it to the bowling coach? We need to work on it as to how we can get it more scuffed up so that we can get a bit of reverse swing going, that will in-turn help the fast bowlers get those yorkers or wickets in and around the 40th over mark. That would really help us restrict the opposition by not getting too many runs in the last 10 overs."

Even as India lost the first Test against England in Birmingham, the 90-Test veteran feels that the team has in it to win the Tests.

"To win a Test match you need 20 wickets and we did that and that is the only answer I would give. It doesn't matter how well you bat and how long you are there, whether you played for five days, if you take 20 wickets you win a Test match," Dhoni said.

Asked about Kohli, who single-handedly battled the hosts with a 149 & 51, Dhoni said he has reached the legendary status.

"He is the best, and has already reached a status of a legend, I feel very happy for him, the way he has batted everywhere and made runs. He keeps taking the team forward and that is what you want from a leader," added Dhoni.

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