Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been the one such Indian cricketer who may seem to be very calm from outside. He never tries to showcase his emotions, which are going inside this brain towards the outer world. He has one of the smartest cricket brains ever witnessed in the history of the sport.
His brain and mind space has been very sharp and creative when setting the field or instructing the bowlers to bowl multiple deliveries. Most of his strategies have generated results in favor of the Indian side.
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However, such a peaceful image of MS Dhoni also has an unseen side that may shock you. His funny side has loads of fan base, which we rarely witness during an ongoing game. This article features the five incidents where MS Dhoni trolled his teammates on the field. They are as follows:
7.MS Dhoni pulls Irfan Pathan’s leg like a boss
During the CB Series of 2008 that also featured Australia and Sri Lanka, Irfan Pathan could not field properly. At that time, Dhoni scolded him in a very funny way. Here’s what he said:
Ball pedhyan de, sone ka time baad mein milega
The sentence translates to concentrate on the ball, I will give you a lot of time to sleep later.
6.When Dhoni told Ashwin to bowl like ‘Tarak Mehta’
The duo of MS Dhoni and Ravichandran Ashwin is highly famous for implementing the tactics on the field. MSD has been working as the brain behind the wickets, with Ashwin being the man for its implementation.
The same situation happened in one instance where Dhoni told the Ashwin to bowl the ‘Tarak Mehta’ delivery. The literal meaning of it was to bowl the carrom ball, which generally outwits the batsmen from the wrong side. Dhoni used the idea from the TV serial named ‘Tarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashma’ based on the concept of Family drama.
