Morris doffed his hat at Dhoni and talked about his leadership qualities that ultimately made India the world champions in one-day international cricket.
"Dhoni is a role model to many cricketers around the world. The reason India are the world champions is because of the quality of players they have especially Dhoni," said Morris.
The lanky South African pacer, who is plying his trade in the Champions League for the two-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings, said that they would like to end their league engagements as the table-toppers and play the semifinal in Delhi on Saturday under the leadership of their inspirational skipper Dhoni.
Chennai will be playing a resurgent Trinidad and Tobago in their final league game at the Feroze Shah Kotla stadium here tomorrow.
The Caribbean side, which finished runners up in 2009, faces their toughest test in the league so far against CSK, who have already sealed a spot in the final four.
However, the Chennai speedster wasn't overly complacent.
"We have a tough game coming up and it's important to get the job done well. We have achieved our first goal of qualifying for the semifinals and now we would look to top the group. Our aim would be to finish the group stage with a win," he said.
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