David Miller Hails MS Dhoni For His Calmness

David Miller is in awe of MS Dhoni’s finishing skills and the Rajasthan Royals player says he wants to follow his calmness in high-pressure run chases. MS Dhoni is one of cricket’s greatest finishers which always comes to mind. He has been instrumental to India’s success in the past decade and has taken them to victory with his ability to win matches.

Team India reaped the benefit of MS Dhoni’s finishing ability when he hit an unbeaten 97 runs to power his country to a second World Cup victory in 2011 after a hiatus of 28 years. He has since continued to win matches for India and his IPL team Chennai Super Kings.

David Miller Loves MS Dhoni’s Calmness

It is just not the fans who are looking forward to seeing MS Dhoni but some cricketers as well. South Africa international David Miller is in awe of MS Dhoni’s finishing skills and the Rajasthan Royals player says he wants to imbibe the former India skipper’s calmness in high-pressure run chases.

David Miller will be playing for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL beginning September 19 after eight years with Kings XI Punjab. He has played only 79 matches since 2012 where he scored 1850 runs averaging 34.25. He has scored 1 ton.

“I absolutely love the way Dhoni goes about his business. Certainly his calmness – you just think he’s always under control. The way he portrays himself, that’s something he’s extremely good at and I do enjoy that about him. I try and give off the same energy,” Miller told ‘ESPNcricinfo’.

David Miller is an ardent MS Dhoni fan but he is not unaware of the two-time World Cup winner’s weaknesses even though he prefers to steer clear and want to bat like him.

“…he’s got his strengths and weaknesses as a batsman and so do I. I tend to be in awe of some of his chases rather than ‘I want to bat like him’. I suppose I just want to finish games like he does. Definitely, Dhoni is one of the best finishers ever; he’s proven it many times. I love watching him play.”

MS Dhoni has featured in 190 matches since 2008 representing CSK in every season except when they were banned for 2 years. He featured for defunct Rising Pune Supergiants in 2016 and 2017. He has scored 4432 runs at an average of 42.20 with 23 fifties. He scored 416 runs last season.

David Miller Had A Poor Season For Kings XI Punjab But Has Gained Experience

David Miller played only eight games for KXIP over the 2017 and 2018 seasons and last year he played 10, scoring 213 runs with a strike rate of 129.87. But he has gained experience and hopes to perform well for Rajasthan Royals.

”The last couple of years I haven’t been playing for Kings XI. I suppose that’s one of the reasons why I haven’t been winning games as well. But in terms of consistency, I feel I’m better than ever before. I’m a lot more experienced now. I know what I’m expected to do.

“In the IPL I had one bad season for Kings XI – and when I say bad season, it wasn’t as good as the previous ones that I had. It wasn’t a horrific season, to say the least.”

The 2013 edition was a path-breaking one for David Miller, who smashed 418 runs with a strike rate of 164.56. In the following season, he scored 446 runs with a strike rate of 149.16. He has not been able to bat in that range ever since.

“I missed the boat the last couple of years in terms of playing and I think it’s created a thing that I’ve not been playing well. The games that I’ve played in, I have contributed,” said Miller.

MS Dhoni is now retired from international cricket but he will continue to lead CSK in the Indian Premier League. Fans will continue to see MS Dhoni’s finishing skills in the upcoming IPL 2020 in UAE.