While Mahendra Singh Dhoni has yet to win a Test or one-day series in South Africa, a team of physically challenged cricketers from India clinched a six-match Twenty20 series in the Rainbow Nation recently. Incidentally, it is Dhoni who, in his own way, contributed to this win.

Skipper Ravi Patil (35), a resident of Virar.  Pic/ Kaushik Thanekar

Polio-afflicted Ravi Patil (35), the skipper of India’s physically challenged team which beat South Africa 6-0 in the bilateral series held from June 30 to July 5, can’t help repeating his gratitude towards Dhoni, now playing in England, for providing kits and clothing for the South Africa tour.