MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni: There are people all around. There are cars parked all around. There are people on the street.

You look ahead, there are thousands of people. You look behind, there's thousands of people, and everybody had a smile on their face. None of them were sitting in the car.

Mandira Bedi: All of them were outside Here's the thing, I'm sure you've noticed this, that every time you come for an event, there's a standing ovation like this. It's, You are referred to very often as a, as a legend. How does that feel?

That's a priceless feeling in itself, isn't it? MS Dhoni: Well, it feels very old to start off because, to be called a First of all, I don't believe I'm a legend. But to be called a legend, which means you have spent a lot of time on the field.

On the field, by time, depending on whichever stream you come from, whether you are from Bollywood, whether you are from cricket or any other sport or business, banking, any sector. Mandira Bedi: There's a survey where, the results revealed that you are the second most admired man in India. That is a big deal.

Second to whom? Second to our prime minister. MS Dhoni: Well, I think, I can stand in election now.

I think if I ever want to get into politics, I'll have to really study a lot, you know, do a lot of changes and you know, then maybe I'll be able to adapt. But you know, it's, it's a big thing to be admired by so many people, and you know, thanks to cricket. If I was not playing cricket, don't, I don't think, you know, there'll be so many people who would be admiring me.

And a lot of times, people say, "Oh, you are very lucky." You know, I love when people say that, and I just tell them, "You know, it's not like I am lucky. It's just that the number of people I meet and the connect that I have with the people, they are the ones who pray for me, you know, and that's why I'm so lucky."

It's not like, you know, I was born lucky, but over the years it has happened that, you know, whenever there's a 50/50 scenario, more often than not, you know, it turns in the favor of us, you know, whether it's me as an individual or as a team.

So, you know, being lucky is important, but at the same time, I think, the admiration and it's something, you know, you know, you feel a lot more satisfied looking at, you know, the kind of ovation you get wherever you go and the kind of love and affection that people show towards you. Mandira Bedi: We'll talk about luck in just a minute, but I'm gonna make a prediction here.

It's. It is gonna happen. I see it. MS Dhoni, prime minister of the country couple of years from now. That is a possibility.

I really believe. I really believe. And then when this happens, you said Mandira Bedi predicted it, okay? Sitting on stage talking to Dhoni.

MS Dhoni: I think that's more pressure than, you I trying to win a World Cup You don't take pressure. Imagine especially with the banking sector and everyone, "Oh, the GDP is going down, you know, the financial deficit is happening."

Export, import, all that thing. We are a big country. The number of people, that in itself is a big challenge.