“Used to be very annoyed, irritated with him,” ex-CSK star makes stunning revelations about MS Dhoni

The 37-year-old also recalled an incident where Dhoni's fielding position trapped Devdutt Padikkal.

“Used to be very annoyed, irritated with him,” ex-CSK star makes stunning revelations about MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni, Robin Uthappa

Since donning India and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) jerseys, MS Dhoni has given so many memories to the Indian cricket fraternity as well as his teammates. One such was revealed by Robin Uthappa who played alongside the CSK skipper for a couple of seasons.

Uthappa revealed how Dhoni’s decision annoyed him because he ended up losing a wicket while playing for the Rajasthan Royals. The 37-year-old also recalled an incident where he was impressed by Dhoni’s fielding position which trapped Devdutt Padikkal.

“When I played against CSK, I used to be very annoyed. I was irritated with him. He didn’t have a fine leg for Hazlewood, so I knew he will bowl to this angle (outside-off). I tried getting a boundary there (deep point) and got out. He forces you to play in areas where you’re not used to playing,” Uthappa said on Jio Cinema.

Uthappa then added that the former India captain plays with batsmen’s minds and forced them as well as the bowlers to think differently. He recalled another incident that involved Devdutt Padikkal. Padikkal was playing the pick-up shot really well, but Dhoni forced him to keep playing that shot, “and he brought the fine leg more into a leg-gully sort of a position. I was like, ‘Where does he come up with these things?’” Uthappa added.

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MS Dhoni inaugurates 2011 World Cup victory memorial at Wankhede Stadium

ex-CSK star makes unheard revelations about MS Dhoni
MS Dhoni

The 2011 ODI World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium, where MS Dhoni’s iconic six off Nuwan Kulasejara landed, has now been turned into a victory memorial. Dhoni himself came to inaugurate the memorial on Friday (April 7). India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the final to win their second ODI World Cup after 28 years.

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Also, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has awarded life membership of the club to 19 men and women cricketers, including five Indian cricket greats. They are- Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Mithali Raj, and Jhulan Goswami.

Meanwhile, after losing the opener to Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans, CSK bounced back and defeated Lucknow Super Giants. The Yellow Army will take on arch-rivals Mumbai Indians led by Rohit Sharma tonight (Saturday, April 8) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

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