Playing under MS Dhoni to captaining him
Not too many cricketers have had the luxury to captain MS Dhoni in recent times. In his last 284 international games, Dhoni has not played under any other captain. With similar stints in the Indian Premier League as well, it is difficult to imagine a scenario of Dhoni playing under any of the players who have come after him. Varun Aaron, however, is a rare exception. Having already hung up his gloves in the longest format and played over a decade of international cricket, leading the side to three ICC trophies, Dhoni played under the pacer for Jharkhand in the 2015-16 edition of Vijay Hazare Trophy quarterfinals. “It was weird because I have always played under him,” Aaron told Cricbuzz about the experience. “I told him that it would be nice if he could captain. But, he was like, 'You know the side better, you have been captaining this side for a while.' I think, he had a point, he didn't know most of the guys.”