5 legends who redefined calmness in cricket before MS Dhoni

#3 Daniel Vettori

Daniel Vettori

Daniel Vettori is the epitome of the 'Kiwi brand of cricket' which is universally admired by all cricket fans. He broke into the international scene as a quiet, humble but hungry teenager and retained that calmness and composure for the rest of his career.

Vettori was New Zealand's most successful all-rounder after Richard Hadlee. He was famous for his crucial lower-order contributions, especially in Tests. He is one among the eight cricketers to have achieved the double of 3000 runs and 300 wickets in the format. He was the stand-in captain for Stephen Fleming on many occasions before taking over as full-time captain during the World T20 in South Africa.

His captaincy career was filled with humbling defeats away from home and he finally resigned before the 2011 World Cup. After retiring from international cricket, Vettori worked as the head coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore until 2018 and has earned praise from many legends like Gayle and AB de Villiers.