I Try to Conduct Myself According to the Situation: MS Dhoni
Dec 12, 2017 at 1:01 PM
Former Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is known to be a pretty calm and composed individual and usually refrains from speaking anything on controversial issues. This time, though, the flamboyant Jharkhand lad gave a fitting reply to his teammate Suresh Raina who had earlier said during a show that Dhoni isn’t as cool as it appears on the television sets and he also gets angry. However, Dhoni stated that he conducted himself according to the situation and the reactions come out spontaneously.
“We also enjoy the dressing room, we talk, the pitch-level is sometimes high and sometimes low. The meaning of cool that we associate is calm and if not cool then an angry one,” he said. “There are many zones in the middle of it where you enjoy and make fun. Once (I am playing) in the ground, I do not joke around, but inside the dressing room I enjoy a lot. So, I conduct myself according to how I think I should conduct myself in different areas,’ Dhoni said.
Raina during a show named “Breakfast with Champions” revealed that the camera might not pick the angry side of Dhoni, but he does speak his heart out when there are an advertisement in between an over. But he does get angry; you don’t see it. The cameras don’t pick it up. But as soon as the telecast cuts to the ads, he will say ‘Tu sudhar jaa (get your act together)’,” Raina said.
The southpaw has played under Dhoni for some years and shares a great bonding with the former Indian skipper. He also praised Dhoni for his leadership skills.
“He (Dhoni) is a very good leader. He knows what’s going to happen next. He keeps Plan A, Plan B, Plan C ready for every situation. He carries all of them during the play. He strategises the things a night before and executes according to the situation,” Raina said.
The duo was expected to be part of the Chennai Super Kings franchise for next year’s IPL, but reports have emerged that CSK wants to retain Dhoni, Ashwin and Faf du Plessis which should automatically put Raina in the draft. However, CSK can repurchase him in the auctions.