Saw Dhoni's acumen and told BCCI that he is the next captain: Sachin

Standing in the first slip and observing Dhoni's match-reading skills convinced Sachin that he was ready for India captaincy, something he told the BCCI when he was asked for his suggestion back in 2007. "I used to interact and understand what MS was thinking, the field setting and all those aspects. I observed his match reading and I came to a conclusion that he had a good cricketing brain, Sachin said.