MS Dhoni can easily sit in an Australian dressing room and captain it: Matthew Hayden

Former Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden feels that former India skipper MS Dhoni’s aura and stature is big enough to captain the Australian national team. Hayden labelled Dhoni as one of the most selfless cricketers. 

It is worth noting that Hayden played under Dhoni for Chennai Super Kings from 2008 to 2010 and was part of CSK's first-ever IPL win. Hayden also stated that he believes that Dhoni's X-factor is being selfless and putting the team first. 

It is worth noting that the last ICC title that the Indian team won was under the leadership of Dhoni, which was the Champions Trophy 2013. The Men in Blue completed the hat-trick of titles, winning the T20 World Cup 2007, ODI World Cup 2011, and the Champions Trophy. The wicketkeeper-batter retired from international cricket in 2020 and continues to perform in the IPL.

"Dhoni is exactly what I was saying before. He can easily sit in an Australian dressing room and easily captain it because he believes that he is not bigger than anyone else. He'll collect bags, he'll throw cricket balls. He's just a very humble individual. And he works hard at the team and not on promoting MS Dhoni," Hayden told Sports Vikatan.

You'll never hear him telling people how great he is: Hayden

Furthermore, Hayden talked about how no one will ever hear MS Dhoni talk about how great he is or talk about everything that he has achieved throughout his career. 

“You'll never hear him telling people how great he is or what he's achieved. That is MS Dhoni's X-factor. You look at Australia and go '25 million people. How did they win the World Cup against us?' MS Dhoni... he just finds a way to galvanise people together and does it in a way that is nothing about ego, not about self-promotion,” Hayden said.