"I also feel frustrated and angry", confesses MS Dhoni

Dhoni has always been a picture of assurance on the field.

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Known for his zen-like calm and composed nature, legendary India cricketer MS Dhoni confessed he also gets "frustrated" and "angry" on the field but has learnt with years of experience how to control those emotions in difficult situations. 

"I am like everyone else but I control my emotions better than some of the other individuals," Dhoni was quoted as saying by PTI in his first media interaction after a while; with his most-recent international appearance for India being the 18-run loss in the World Cup semi-final to New Zealand this July. 

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"I would say, I feel equally frustrated. I also feel angry at times, disappointed. But what is important is that none of these feelings are constructive," he added. 

The 38-year-old then assert focussing on the process rather than worrying about the results is a philosophy he has liked following in cricket and life. "What needs to be done right now is more important than any of these emotions," he said. "What is the next thing I can plan? Who is the next individual, whom I can use? Once I get into it, I am controlling my emotions in a much better way."

"If it's a Test match, you have two innings, you get slightly longer duration to plan out your next move. In T20s, everything happens very quickly, so demands are different."

"It might be an individual, who has committed a mistake or it might be the whole team. Maybe we didn't execute the plan, whatever the format."

Dhoni is currently on a self-imposed sabbatical from the game with chief selector MSK Prasad confirming he was "unavailable" for selection on the West Indies tour in August as well as the recent T20I series versus South Africa. 

It is being reported, the great wicketkeeper batsman is unlikely to play the T20Is versus Bangladesh as well and could be calling it quits from international cricket soon. 

(Inputs from PTI)

 
 

By Kashish Chadha - 16 Oct, 2019

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