Former Indian captain and one of the most famous cricket icons, MS Dhoni, recently shared his thoughts on PR and social media, giving valuable advice to the younger generation. Known for maintaining a low profile, Dhoni revealed that he never felt the need to chase fame or followers.
In the modern era, many cricketers become obsessed with building their social media presence, but the legendary wicketkeeper-batsman firmly believes that doing well in cricket is the best PR anyone can have.
True success needs no filters: MS Dhoni’s sound advice to youngsters
He noted that success on the field speaks louder than any number of posts or followers. The former Indian captain revealed that he had different coaches throughout his career, and although they kept pushing for PR, he never paid attention to them as he always believed in the sole philosophy that his game should be enough to make noise among the fans.
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MS Dhoni said on Eurogrip Tyres’ YouTube channel: “At all times, I have had different managers, and all the managers were saying, ‘You should do some PR, build this, build that.’ So I looked at all my different managers and got the same answer. You know, if I play good cricket, I don’t need PR. It becomes very difficult to put something on constantly. So, I always say, you know, if I have something, I’ll put it up. If I don’t have anything I don’t put it on. So, it also eliminates that stress.”
MS Dhoni on PR (latest interview):
If I play good cricket, I don’t need PR 🔥😁#MSDhoni pic.twitter.com/q1HaPygZfq
– Chakri Dhoni (@ChakriDhonii) December 31, 2024
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MS Dhoni, the only winner of all ICC trophies as captain, emphasized that if players focus on excelling in their 22-yard work, everything else will fall into place. You feel that the pressure to maintain a certain image on social media can be overwhelming and is totally necessary.
He noted: “I don’t worry about who has how many followers or who does what, because I know that if I take care of cricket, everything else will take care of itself. If you do what you’re doing so well, why do you need all this amazing feedback?
The iconic cricketer also made a subtle comment about those players who are more concerned about their PR than their performance. He noted that social media can easily distract players, especially when they start to care too much about likes, comments and opinions.
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He further explained, “I’m not saying it’s a bad thing; People shouldn’t do it, but at the same time, if it’s not you, then don’t do it. In the sense of this, if you are distracted by it, if you feel, if you are among the person reading the comments or the response, and then if there are certain bad things that will be part of that, then you feel. bad.”
Dhoni also emphasized that social media might not be the right path to follow for those who are affected by negative comments, and advised the young generation to stay true to themselves, focus on their craft and let the results do the talking. by themselves, since in the end, true success never needs a filter.
He signed off by saying, “So if you know that’s what’s happening, you know that’s not right for you. So, you know, be cautious about whether it’s helping you or, you know, dragging you down. So if you get the right answer, do the right thing.”