Indian Veteran pacer Mohit Sharma opened up about his equation with the legendary MS Dhoni, as he shared the dressing room alongside the former Indian skipper during his time with the Indian team and Chennai Super Kings. The 34-year-old made a brilliant comeback for Gujarat Titans in this edition of the Indian Premier League.
Mohit Sharma made a stunning comeback into the Indian Premier League as he played a crucial role for the Gujarat Titans in IPL 2023. The Indian veteran has picked up 27 wickets at a decent economy of 8.17 in the 14 matches bowling the tough death overs for the Hardik Pandya-led side.
Speaking on ‘The Indian Cricket Podcast’, Mohit Sharma opened up about his relationship with MS Dhoni in the game, as he said that they talk a lot after the matches during his stint with the Indian team and CSK and revealed that he has evolved a lot as a character due to presence of MS Dhoni.
“We don’t just speak about the game. He also has many suggestions that help you in your personal life as well. There have been many times where we have sat together after matches and you can’t talk cricket all the time. That’s when he has given me advice about how to individually evolve your personal character and that has helped me a lot,” Mohit Sharma said.
Mohit made his debut for the Men in Blue in 2013–and later was part of the squad of the ICC ODI World Cup 2015. The 34-year-old last featured for Team India in 2015 in a T20I fixture and has impressed with death bowling skills in Gujarat Titans.
I Was In That Phase Where I Didn’t Know Whether I Should Be Excited Or Nervous – Mohit Sharma
Mohit Sharma also opened up about sharing the dressing room, with some big names like Stephen Fleming, Michael Hussey, and Dwayne Bravo during his time with the Chennai Super Kings and said that he was happy to share the dressing room with these players.
“There’s not just Mahi Bhai in CSK. There are many people who I grew up watching play cricket like Stephen Fleming, Michael Hussey, and Dwayne Bravo. So when I entered the dressing room, I was in that phase where I didn’t know whether I should be excited or nervous. So I tried to be with those players who were like playing Ranji Trophy cricket or were around my level,” Mohit Sharma added.
Mohit was in Ashish Nehra’s managed GT squad as a net bowler in IPL 2022 and was brought into IPL 2023 mini-auction for INR 50 lakh and the veteran will look to continue his fine form going into the upcoming domestic season.