Australian superstar Steve Smith served as captain of the now defunct Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) in IPL 2017. At the time, there was much speculation about how he would lead a team that included the highly successful former India skipper MS Dhoni. After a lacklustre start to the season, Dhon🅘i was replaced as captain by Smith, who went on to le✱ad the team to the final, where they narrowly lost to the Mumbai Indians (MI).
Smith has now returned to the IPL in 2023 as a member of the commentary panel for Star Sports, where he reflected on his experience of captaining RPS and working with Dhoni. He spoke of initially feeling daunted by the prospect of leading a team that included such an accomplished cricketer, but he credited Dhoni with providing him with valuable guidance and support both on and off the field. Smith also noted that he ✅lea💦rned a great deal from Dhoni’s calm and composed approach to leadership and has tried to emulate it in his own style.
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