Saurabh Tiwari has certainly picked up a thing or two from MS Dhoni, says Rajiv Kumar

Saurabh Tiwari, who has followed the footsteps of India’s Captain Cool MS Dhoni, has been regular in the domestic circuit and continues to play all three formats of cricket for Jharkhand. He has played with the likes of Virat Kohli and Manish Pandey in the ICC U-19 World Cup where he scored two key half centuries. In 2010, he made a name for himself by scoring 419 runs in 16 games for Mumbai Indians. Soon after that he earned an India cap and went on to represent the country in three ODIs.

Talking to Cricketnext, Rajiv said, “Saurabh is a very talented batsman. When he started out with Mumbai Indians, he churned out some great performances for them. The only thing was that he was lacking a bit in his fitness. When I used to see him play, it gave an impression that he is at least going to play 50 Tests for India. That’s how I rate him. But somehow things didn’t work out. Still there’s a lot left in him, and we can expect better things from Saurabh. What I gather is that he is putting in a lot of effort in his training with MI, and hopefully he can do well for them in the time to come. I’m sure his franchise has certain plans for him in the mind, and that would help him.”

Saurabh Tiwary has been a big role model for his state team and he continues to empower them, to the delight of the coach. Apart from growing as a player, he has taken the responsibility of mentoring young players as well and the energy is truly felt whenever the youngsters are batting with him.

“Saurabh has got a reputation that every time he goes out to bat, he will score runs for his side. Being the senior-most, he knows his role well and all the youngsters too look up to him. When he is batting with them, he gives them that freedom to express themselves. He just holds the fort from one end. That holds the team, and the youngsters in good stead and they can be ready for bigger challenges ahead. Despite being a senior and mentoring the players, he is still a keen learner. And that is one of the key reasons why he is performing so well domestically,” Rajiv said.

“MS Dhoni’s presence changes everything. He brings a different level of energy that’s infectious. Also he has great match awareness, so each and every player, senior or junior, gets to learn a lot from him. In pressure situations he knows how to keep calm, and keeps the team calm too. He just gets the best out of the team. So I’m sure that Saurabh too must have learnt a thing or two from him which could be beneficial for him in the future,” he concluded.

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