“MS Dhoni’s clarity of plans meant team meetings lasted two minutes,” says Parthiv Patel

Parthiv Patel and MS Dhoni played together in Chennai Super Kings during IPL 2008.

Parthiv Patel is one of the most capped players in IPL and has played for almost every franchise in the tournament. In fact, Patel has shared a dressing room with Dhoni in the Chennai Super Kings franchise in the very first season of the league.

Talking about how Dhoni’s mind works, Patel revealed that he has clear plans for everyone and this meant that team meetings lasting just two minutes during his time with CSK in 2008.

“Team meetings used to last for 2 minutes. In 2008 final, the CSK team meeting led by Dhoni lasted for 2 minutes and I am sure it lasted for 2 minutes in 2019 also. Dhoni was always clear in what he wanted from his players. I learned a lot in 2008 from watching players like Hussey, Fleming, and Hayden, how they get ready for big matches and how they prepare,” Patel shared on Star Sports.

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“IPL has changed a lot. There are more tactics, analytics, and strategies. We used to aim for 30 to 36 runs in the last 5 overs of batting. Now scoring 50 to 60 runs in the last five overs of the first innings is the new normal,” he added.

“Dhoni was always clear about his team combinations and the role each player had to play in the squad. The RR team in the 2008 season played like a group of 11 players. It was never a team of individuals and that is why we took them seriously. They were never the underdogs,” Patel revealed about the inaugural IPL Champions led by Shane Warne.

(news18.com inputs)