Untold stories: When MS Dhoni was bullied in the dressing room 

Published on: Tuesday 30 December 2014 //

Dhoni retires, Dhoni retirement, Dhoni Tests, Cricket Dhoni would turn into a master chaser for India but he would find the bar for him raised. (Source: File)

MS Dhoni never engages the media, they tell you. Actually, it’s a half-truth. He has this habit of walking across to the travelling reporters, talk about the weather, general budget, defence spending and, at times in jest, suggesting questions he would like to answer at press conferences.


That’s where he draws the line. Interviews, he rarely agrees to. Scratch him for dressing room details and he smiles. So it came as a surprise when at Yuvraj Singh’s book launch, Dhoni did a tell-all. Sitting on the podium with Yuvraj he spoke about his early days in the star-studded Indian dressing room.


He spoke about how he would often be referred to as ‘Bihari’ by the seniors. He hinted how Yuvraj, as is the tradition in all teams, would take the role of the bully.


He would taunt and needle the newcomer from cricket’s hinterland. Even when Dhoni would play those monumental One-day International knocks with monstrous hits, Yuvraj would chide him by saying that fours and sixes are fine but the most important thing was playing match-winning innings when it matters.


Dhoni would turn into a master chaser for India but he would find the bar for him raised. Yuvraj would make a stern face and stress how it was the Test matches where the true worth of a batsman could be gauged when his career comes to an end.


That’s when Dhoni couldn’t take it anymore. He told Yuvraj, “That’s fine but tell me one thing, why are you always so angry.” Yuvraj smiled, the ice was broken. Dhoni had arrived.


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