MS Dhoni’s Roommate In 2004, THIS Ex India Star Shares Unheard Stories

New Delhi: Former India batter and present cricket commentator Aakash Chopra recently revealed an unheard story about the elite wicketkeeper-batter MS Dhoni. Talking about MS Dhoni then the forty two-year-old is no doubt among the many precise captains India ever had. It truly is a ways worth citing that under the leadership of MS Dhoni, India bagged the T20 World Cup 2007 trophy, the ODI World Cup 2011 title and also the Champions Trophy in 2013. Battling against all odds, Dhoni, who often which is commonly is often called time on his international career in 2020, is still going strong for Chennai Super Kings within the IPL. Alternatively, his participation within the 2025 edition is still uncertain.

If we indicate MS Dhoni’s International career, he made his debut for the Men in Blue in 2004. Aakash Chopra, who's now a renowned cricket commentator, narrated the story of sharing a room with Dhoni.

“MS and I am going back in an exceedingly weird and wonderful way. In 2004, there changed into an India A tour in Zimbabwe and Kenya. I had already played for India by then. There changed into a camp in Bangalore. After I reached the hotel, I changed into told that Mahendra Singh Dhoni changed into my roommate. I asked, ‘Where does he come from?’ I changed into told that he changed into from Ranchi. I only heard of him once. I in point of fact saw him playing at some domestic game, within the Deodhar Trophy, where he scored a lot of runs. But that changed into it, I never talked to him then. And then we were in Bengaluru, where we were roommates for a month, and that changed into a different Dhoni,” said Aakash Copra.

“His phone used to ring a lot, but he never answered it. After I asked him what time he goes to sleep, because we had to figure the time, he said, ‘On every occasion you might have to be relaxed, that you just may perchance switch off the lights.’ Moreover, he changed into non-vegetarian and I changed into vegetarian, so it changed into no longer a massive partnership. So once I asked him what he desired to eat, he said, ‘Whatever you are feeling like eating.’ He never used to call for room service. He changed into just too shy. For one whole month he ate vegetarian food,” he added.

Aakash Chopra went on to praise Dhoni for his dedication towards cricket. He revealed how Dhoni used to bowl to former wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik within the nets throughout the practice sessions. But, when it came to batting within the match, Dhoni produced shots that Chopra had never seen earlier than.

“So that changed into an exceedingly different Dhoni – carefree but no longer careless. Carefree because he changed into very confident and proud of where he changed into, and no longer careless because when he got a possibility, in Kenya and no longer in Zimbabwe, he batted like a man possessed. Earlier than him, I never saw a batter hit a reverse sweep against a bowler. There changed into a Pakistan bowler named Iftikhar Anjum, who used to bowl at 100 and forty+kmph and already played for his u.s.…Dhoni hit him for a four at fine leg. The bowler changed his field, sent back the fine leg fielder and occasionally which is commonly is often called within the one at third man, but Dhoni smashed the following ball for a six over the third man region,” said Chopra.

“I changed into like, ‘Who is that this guy?’ He never used to bat within the nets. He, in point of fact, used to bowl to Dinesh Karthik, his competitor. He wasn’t getting the chance to play, but he desired to maintain himself involved. I told him, ‘Why are you bowling to Karthik? Why aren’t you batting? If he keeps batting and does the whole scoring, when will you bat?’ But he spoke back saying, ‘No, I just would have to bowl because I’m enjoying it.’ He is only talented. Surely, he does no longer practice keeping that loads, but his hands are faster than anyone within the sector even now,” he added.