'Had MS Dhoni batted at No. 3, world cricket would have seen a different player': Gautam Gambhir

Former India captain MS Dhoni has been missing in action since the country's exit from the 2019 World Cup and was to make a comeback with the Indian Premier League (IPL).

However, that was not possible due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Talking about the wicketkeeper-batsman, he is regarded as one of the greatest cricketers to have ever played the game. 

Playing predominantly at the number 6 position, Dhoni has scored 10773 runs in ODIs while averaging more than 50. However, former teammate Gautam Gambhir believes that Dhoni could have been a more prolific batsman if only he had continued to bat at number 3. 

“Probably world cricket has missed one thing... that is MS (Dhoni) captained India and did not bat at No. 3. Had MS batted at No. 3, probably world cricket would have seen a completely different player,” Gautam Gambhir told Star Sports ‘Cricket Connected’.

“Probably he would have got many more runs, broken many records. Forget about records, they are meant to be broken. He would have been the most exciting cricketer in the world had he not captained India and had he batted at No. 3.”

“MS Dhoni batting at No. 3 on flat wickets with the quality of bowling attack now in world cricket... look at Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and West Indies in the current situation, with the quality there is in international cricket, MS Dhoni would have broken most of the records.”