Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s influence over Indian cricket is well-known. Multiple cricketers have spoken out about how they have been inspired by the boy who came from a small city like Ranchi and went on to become a colossus of Indian cricket. Rishabh Pant — who will captain the Delhi Capitals in IPL 2024 — has now revealed how Dhoni has influenced his captaincy style. While talking about his relationship with MS Dhoni with Jio Cinema, Pant said: “I am learning from him that one-on-one interactions are different from those on the phone. The transfer of energy is more important. You can’t build that connection on phone.” Chennai Super Kings star MS Dhoni. (Instagram) Pant’s comments came on a day that Dhoni relinquished CSK captaincy. Pant started borrowing bats from Raina Rishabh Pant also opened up about how former India cricketer Suresh Raina had consoled him after he got lost his wicket for 97 runs (off just 43 balls) against Gujarat Lions (GL) in the 2017 edition of IPL. “Sanju (Samson) was at the crease when …