Badrinath played with Dhoni for CSK and India.
Former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and India batter S Badrinath opened up about one of the biggest secrets behind MS Dhoni’s success both as captain and player. He also said that he learned a lot from Dhoni and that it helped him get clarity about things in life.
Well, Dhoni is the most successful captain Indian cricket has ever seen, having won the ODI World Cup in 2011, the T20 World Cup in 2007, and the Champions Trophy in 2013.
The legendary wicketkeeper also guided CSK to four titles in the IPL and two titles in Champions League T20. He recently captained CSK in the IPL 2022.
Recently, Badrinath expressed surprise at Dhoni’s trait of remaining "emotionless" and "reactionless" throughout his journey so far and felt it played a key role in his success.
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Badrinath said of MS Dhoni: “There is one thing that I like and dislike about Dhoni. It is… We would have won a thrilling match. We would have played superbly and won it. He will remain reactionless. He’ll take the trophy in hand and give it and go away. Then we would lose matches very poorly. Against RCB we failed to score 120 runs in one match in Chennai. We lost. He will still remain emotionless.”
He continued, “I’d think in surprise — what kind of a person is Dhoni, how does he stay calm and reactionless through all ups and downs. That’s the thing I like about him, and that’s the reason for his success too. I have learned a lot from him. By controlling your emotions, you can get a lot of clarity.
So say for example someone is bowling, and I don’t like him. Or I don’t like his school. Inside, you’ll feel rage to attack him when you’re batting. That is an emotion. That can lead to a false shot and you can get out. No, you should not have emotions. You should play the ball, not the bowler.”
Badrinath has also learned from Dhoni not to get caught up in emotions and to remain in the moment.
He signed off by saying, “Be in the moment, don’t get caught up in your emotions. That’s what I’ve learnt from MS Dhoni. It’s a big, big thing. I’m trying to implement it. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is born with that ability!”
(With IANS Inputs)