'Took Yusuf Pathan’s wicket on first ball, Dhoni was still hurling abuses': Ex-CSK teammate recalls rare MS outburst

MS Dhoni is renowned as "Captain Cool" but there have been moments when the legendary wicketkeeper-batter has failed to control his emotions. Mohit Sharma, who has previously shared the dressing room with Dhoni while playing for Chennai Super Kings (CSK), recalled one such incident. Dhoni lost his temper and hurled abuses at him as the pacer discussed an incident from the 2014 Champions League Twenty20. The incident took place during a match between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Hyderabad.

“I had a lot of moments. Mahi bhai has a cool and calm aura. You don’t expect him to lose his cool,” Mohit told CricTracker. “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. 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 gave me a few choice words. I took Yusuf (Pathan) bhai’s wicket on the first ball. During the celebration, Mahi bhai was still hurling abuses (laughs).”

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