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“If you win 3 out of 10 games…”: Shashank Singh recalls Dhoni's finishing advice
Follow UsShashank Singh did well enough to be one of the only two players to be retained by the Kings. He was paid a retention price of INR 5.5 Cr
There is hardly any player that has had a conversation with legendary Indian captain MS Dhoni and not had an instant impact on his thought process. Punjab Kings (PBSK)’ Shashank Singh is the latest addition to that long list of players impacted by Dhoni’s words of wisdom.
Since Shashank was used as a finisher by the PBKS in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, he had conversations on how to be a good finisher with Dhoni, one of the best in the business of finishing games.
“Once I had a conversation with Mahi Bhai (MS Dhoni) about this finisher’s thing. So he told me that if you’re winning three games for your team out of 10, you are in the world’s five or 10 best players,” Shashank shared about the conversion with PTI.
“That gave me real confidence that it’s important to accept that every match is not practically possible for me to win. So, I just tried to collect those good points, which I did. Just try to minus those stupid points or points which were not sensible,” added the 33-year-old.
With 354 runs in 14 matches at a strike rate of 161 and an average of 35.25, Shashank Singh did well enough to be one of the only two players to be retained by Kings. He was paid a retention price of INR 5.5 Cr.