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Mohit Sharma recalls MS Dhoni losing his cool during a CLT20 match, sharing a rare story of Dhoni’s anger and their experiences with Chennai Super Kings.
MS Dhoni played alongside Mohit Sharma in the 2015 ODI World Cup (Picture credit: AFP)
Star India pacer Mohit Sharma has said that as a young cricketer, he once got abused by former captain MS Dhoni, recalling how one of his acts during a CLT20 match found the latter furious and even after he managed to take a wicket, Dhoni was still fuming.
Over the years, the idea that Dhoni always kept his cool under pressure has been challenged more than once. Now, Mohit has revealed an unheard story, adding to the growing list of moments where Dhoni’s composure slipped.
The Indian pacer and Dhoni have played a lot of cricket together for the Indian side, the 2015 World Cup and for the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League.
“I had a lot of moments. Mahi bhai has a cool and calm aura. You do not expect him to lose his cool. Being a young guy, you get excited when he loses his cool at you. There was a moment in the CLT20 against the Kolkata Knight Riders, Mahi bhai called Ishwar Pandey to bowl, but I thought he called me,” Mohit said while speaking to CricTracker.
“I started my run-up, but Mahi bhai said that he didn’t call me to bowl and he tried calling Ishwar. The umpire said that I have to continue bowling as I had begun my run-up,” Mohit added.
“He (Dhoni) lost his cool at me and abused me. I took Yusuf [Pathan] bhai‘s wicket on the first ball. During the celebration, Mahi bhai was still hurling abuses. At the same time, I had a lot of off-field moments,” Mohit said.
Dhoni and the Indian pacer’s Indian Premier League association lasted multiple years until the tables turned in IPL 2023. Playing for the Gujarat Titans in the final, Mohit was up against his old franchise, bowling the final over to Ravindra Jadeja.
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