THE MASTER PLAN: Tendulkar had recommended Dhoni to take over the captaincy after Dravid stepped down.

Sachin's Divine Idea

Dhoni after Dravid, determined by Tendulkar

It was Sachin Tendulkar's great idea to make Mahendra Singh Dhoni captain of India'a one-day team, BCCI president Sharad Pawar disclosed on Friday. After Rahul Dravid had stepped down, Tendulkar asked Pawar to hand over the reigns to Dhoni, who had an excellent relation with the team.