Former CSK wicket-keeper batter Sam Billings went on to pick his best batter, bowler, wicket-keeper and captain of all time, and he shockingly did not pick his former captain MS Dhoni in any of the following categories.
Chennai Super Kings have been honoured by the legacy of the Indian veteran MS Dhoni, who has been part of the franchise for all 16 seasons they have played in the IPL. Despite retiring from international cricket in 2020, he led them to titles in 2021 and 2023, respectively.
The Super Kings have picked many players over all these years, and they have shared the dressing room with the Indian legend. Many among them have claimed to have learned a lot from the great, while some claim that they were obliged to share the dressing room with MS Dhoni.
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Former CSK batter Sam Billings has been widely known as a specialist T20 cricketer across several franchise leagues around the world. He plays in the Big Bash League, the Men’s Hundred, the PSL and the ILT20 as well.
However, the last time he played in the IPL was back in 2022 for the Kolkata Knight Riders. Before that season, he had spent two seasons with the Chennai Super Kings in 2018 and 2019, and was part of the title-winning side in 2018 under MS Dhoni.
In an interview with Crictracker, he was asked to pick the best batter of all time in cricket. He claimed that growing up, it was Sachin Tendulkar, but his favourite batter is AB de Villiers from South Africa.
He also had to pick the best bowler of all time, and he ignored the likes of English greats and picked Australian legend Shane Warne.
Not MS Dhoni: CSK batter names Australian legend as greatest captain ever
After the choice for the batter and bowler, Sam Billings was asked to make a quick choice on the best-ever captain in cricket, and he chose another Australian on this occasion as well.
Despite having played for the Chennai Super Kings over the years, he has observed MS Dhoni’s captaincy very closely. He himself has led teams at times after moving out to several other leagues in the world.
However, Ricky Ponting too was undoubtedly one of the greatest ever Captains in the game. His red ball record, added to the white ball supremacy for Australia under him, makes him the greatest ever captain in cricket history.
English keeper picked over Adam Gilchrist and MS Dhoni as the best wicket-keeper of all time
Sam Billings’ most unconventional choice came during picking the Best wicket-keeper of all time. He sidelined the likes of legendary Australian gloveman Adam Gilchrist and former Indian captain MS Dhoni.
English T20 specialist Sam Billings names his all-time picks across roles in an exclusive interview with CricTracker. pic.twitter.com/eYFFVvWWIL
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) March 15, 2026
Undoubtedly, for players who have played alongside Dhoni, they are well aware of the wonderful things the CSK star can do with the gloves on, and hence, they most often tend to pick him over Gilchrist in the closely fought contest.
However, Billings, despite his CSK lineage, picked former English wicket-keeper Jack Russell as the best wicket-keeper of all time.
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