MS Dhoni lists out his top 4 players of all time

During a podcast, the iconic cricketer named four Indian players across generations of all time.

MS Dhoni recently appeared in Raj Shamani’s podcast on YouTube, where he was asked to pick his all-time XI across generations and countries. However, MS Dhoni, who is currently playing in IPL 2025, picked only four Indian players across generations that he would love to see play together.

MS Dhoni lists four names of Indian players across generations when asked to pick his all-time XI.

Former India captain MS Dhoni, during Raj Shamani’s podcast on YouTube, was asked for his all-time XI across generations and countries. However, he rejected the question instantly and listed four Indian players of all time across generations that he would love to see play together. He admitted he wasn’t quite a fan of picking an all-time XI team, but when urged, he said he would rather stick to picking just Indian players in his side. He said, “Yeah, I would stick to my Indian players. Viru pa (Virender Sehwag) opening the innings. So Viru pa, Sachin, Dada (Sourav Ganguly). Because, you know, the thing is, imagine everyone at their prime. And the beauty is when you see them playing, you will feel there’s nobody better. But cricket is a game of ups and downs. So it becomes very difficult how to pick, but growing up, we have all seen these players perform.”

MS Dhoni also includes Yuvraj Singh in his list.

Dhoni also remarked on Yuvraj Singh’s iconic six sixes against England in Durban during the 2007 T20 World Cup, which he witnessed from the other end of the crease. He said, “You know when Yuvi (Yuvraj) was hitting six sixes, you’d say you don’t want to watch anyone else. So, the thing is, why should I pick anyone? Why can’t I just enjoy everyone? You know, they all contributed for India. You know, they all made sure that we win many tournaments wherever we are playing.”

Explaining about not picking his all-time XI, Dhoni said, “Not everything was covered before (like today). There are a lot of performances that I may not be aware of, generations I may not be aware of, but some of the talents we have seen, especially at their peak, you will be like ‘mind blowing.’”