{"id":846843,"date":"2025-05-08T20:12:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T01:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/08\/not-ms-dhoni-this-ex-indian-captain-is-father-of-helicopter-shot\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T20:12:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T01:12:10","slug":"not-ms-dhoni-this-ex-indian-captain-is-father-of-helicopter-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/08\/not-ms-dhoni-this-ex-indian-captain-is-father-of-helicopter-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"Not MS Dhoni, this ex-Indian captain is father of ‘helicopter’ shot"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For years, the \u2018helicopter shot\u2019 has been synonymous with Mahendra Singh (MS) Dhoni<\/a>, the former Indian captain known for his calm demeanor and explosive finishing abilities. But in a surprising revelation, former Indian opener Virender Sehwag<\/a> shed light on the true origin of the iconic shot. According to Sehwag, the real pioneer of the helicopter shot was none other than another ex-India captain \u2014 the stylish Mohammed Azharuddin.<\/p>\n

During a candid interview, Sehwag recalled watching Azharuddin play a similar version of the now-famous shot long before Dhoni\u2019s rise to stardom. \u201cPeople think Dhoni invented the helicopter shot, but actually, Azhar bhai used to play it back in the day,\u201d Sehwag said. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t as frequent or as aggressive, but the wrist work, the flair \u2014 it was all there.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Azharuddin, known for his silky wrists and impeccable timing, often dazzled with unorthodox flicks and whips that blurred the line between traditional and improvised batting. While he didn\u2019t popularize the shot the way Dhoni did \u2014 using it as a regular weapon in death overs \u2014 he certainly demonstrated its early form.<\/p>\n

The revelation adds a new layer to the history of the helicopter shot, showing how innovations in cricket often have deeper roots than we assume. While Dhoni undoubtedly brought it into the mainstream with his power and precision, Azharuddin\u2019s flair laid the groundwork years before. It\u2019s a reminder that cricket, like any art form, evolves through the genius of many hands \u2014 or, in this case, many wrists.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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For years, the \u2018helicopter shot\u2019 has been synonymous with Mahendra Singh (MS) Dhoni, the former Indian captain known for his calm demeanor and explosive finishing abilities. But in a surprising revelation, former Indian opener Virender Sehwag shed light on the true origin of the iconic shot. According to Sehwag, the real pioneer of the helicopter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":846844,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80204,143774],"tags":[63457,143773],"class_list":{"0":"post-846843","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dhoni","8":"category-ex-indian","9":"tag-dhoni","10":"tag-ex-indian"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/846843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=846843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/846843\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/846844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=846843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=846843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=846843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}