This Is The Heartbreaking Story Of MS Dhoni's Friend Santosh Lal, The Guy Who Taught Him The Helicopter Shot
Thursday, March 5, 2020 IST
MS Dhoni, the player and his life story, is winning more fans by the day, post the release of his biopic MS Dhoni: The Untold Story. And now his patent 'helicopter shot' is the image on every Dhoni fan's mind.
But how many of you know the inventor of the helicopter shot? Do you think it is Dhoni's own invention? Not quite. In fact, it was Dhoni's childhood friend Santosh Lal, who is said to have helped Dhoni master the unusual shot.
Santosh used to be Dhoni's cricket buddy and they both used to play lot of tennis ball cricket together. They used to travel together across the state for their cricket matches and the India ODI captain was very fond of Santosh's batting skills.
"He and Dhoni were the best of friends since childhood. They would play tennis ball games endlessly. They both worked for Railways. Santosh was fearless as a batsmen," Nishant Dayal, another longtime friend of Santosh, told the Indian Express three years back.
Dhoni never lost his friendship with Santosh despite becoming a star in the Indian team. Santosh had gone on to play Ranji cricket later for Jharkhand state team. However, tragically, Santosh suffered pancreatitis and lost his life in July, 2013. At that time, Dhoni had arranged for Santosh to be flown in from Ranchi to Delhi to get proper treatment but Santosh didn't make it.
Had it not been for Santosh's passion for cricket, his love for Dhoni and his best wishes, Dhoni wouldn't have been Dhoni. The nation owes a lot to Santosh Lal.
Related Topics
Trending News & Articles
View Top 5 Mobile Chargers in India as on 08 Feb 2023. This rundown is compiled according t...
Recently posted . 5K views . 6 min read
The following list of India's Top 5 Mobile Charger manufacture Brand 2019
Recently posted . 4K views . 0 min read
Rolls Royce cars are extremely luxurious. While there are many expensive pieces of equipment in Rolls Royce cars, their most relaxing feature is the silence that ...
Recently posted . 4K views . 2 min read
XUV300 is the latest entrant in the compact SUV segment.
Recently posted . 3K views . 0 min read
More in Sports
Applications
Calibration service companies/service industry
Quality assurance
Recording and monitori...
Recently posted. 1K views . 1 min read
Most of the time the websites have been blocked on the basis of vague and arbitrary orders, but there is a simple way out from this situation. Here's a trick th...
Recently posted. 2K views . 1 min read
Kia’s smallest SUV in the Australian market scored 85 percent for adult occupancy and 83 percent for child occupancy
Recently posted. 987 views . 0 min read
Recently posted . 1K views
Recently posted . 1K views
Recently posted . 2K views
Recently posted . 3K views
Recently posted . 2K views . 84 min read
Recently posted . 1K views . 52 min read
Facebook on Friday promised an outside audit of data it provides advertisers in a move apparently aimed at quelling concerns about accuracy.
The news cam...
Recently posted. 802 views . 15 min read
YouTube seems to be targeted on desires of cell users as after introducing higher decision video alternatives on its iPhone app final month, it has now made it simp...
Recently posted. 861 views . 12 min read