Follow UsMS Dhoni is known to maintain an ice-cool demeanour on the field, regardless of the situation of the match. We have very rarely seen him lose his cool, be it as the captain of India or Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
It is this attitude that he played a massive role in India winning every ICC title under him, and he has led CSK to five Indian Premier League (IPL) titles.
Former CSK pacer Mohit Sharma, who played plenty of seasons with the Men in Yellow, recalls a heated moment during a Champions League T20 (CLT20) between CSK and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) where the skipper continued to hurl abuses at Mohit despite picking up a wicket.
"I had a lot of moments. Mahi bhai has a cool and calm aura. You don't 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 told CricTracker.
I started my run-up, but Mahi bhai said he didn't call me to bowl, and he tried calling Ishwar. The umpire said I have to continue bowling as I had started my run-up. He 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 [laughs].
"At the same time, I had a lot of off-field moments [with him]. He is someone who loves to teach things. Every time you sit with him, you learn something in life, not just about the sport. He teaches how cricket can make a kind human."
Mohit and Dhoni played plenty of seasons together before the 2023 season, when Mohit played the IPL final against Dhoni-led CSK. Mohit bowled the final over, but with 10 needed from the last two, CSK scraped through off the last ball.