File photo of former South African cricketer Imran Tahir© X (formerly Twitter)
MS Dhoni is one of the most decorated captains in the history of cricket and has a number of records to his name over the course of his illustrious career. He retired from international cricket with two World Cups to his name and even in 2023, he guided Chennai Super Kings to a record-equalling fifth Indian Premier League (IPL) title at the age of 41. However, former South African cricketer Imran Tahir has surpassed him and claimed the feat of becoming the oldest captain to win a T20 tournament as Guyana Amazon Warriors won the Caribbean Premier League title.
Tahir, who is currently 44 years old and has won two IPL titles under Dhoni’s captaincy, played a huge role in his team’s fortunes and he eventually became the second-highest wicket-taker.
In 13 matches, he took 18 wickets at an impressive economy rate of just 6.22.
“It was a great experience to play for this wonderful franchise and to play in front of these wonderful people who always come and support us,” said Tahir. “First of all, I am grateful to the Almighty. When I took part in the competition, everyone sent jokes that I had become captain, so I think those things motivated me, so I actually want to thank the people who said that. and I also want to thank my family thank you, all the families of the players, they have been on the road with us. It has been a great journey, a very special journey,” Tahir said after the match.
“I would also like to thank our analyst Prasanna [Agoram] – he worked every day, 20 hours a day, and gave me all the plans. I am very grateful to him, and I would also like to thank Ashwin from India. He said before the match that we will do it,” he added.
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