Former Indian captain MS Dhoni revealed that his father thought he would fail in his 10th board exams, as he was an average student during his school days. However, when the legendary cricketer passed his board exams, he and his father were very happy.

Dhoni said during the inauguration of the Superkings academy at MS Dhoni Global School in Hosur: “I was very happy. My father thought that I am not passing [10th board exam]. He was like, it's gone, I will have to repeat, but he was very happy that I passed.”

He further said “Does sports qualify as a subject? [on his favorite subject] I was an average student till I started playing cricket in class seven, so from that point onwards, my attendance slightly started to go down. But other than that, I was a good student. [In the] tenth, I got 66 percent or something; In 12th, I got 56 or 57 percent.”

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The legendary cricketer said that whenever he goes back to any school, he feels like stepping into a time machine, as it reminded him of his school days, which were probably one of the best times of everyone’s life.

Dhoni signed off by saying, “Whenever I go to any school, it's like a time machine. I straight away go back to the time I spent at my school. I always believe it's one of the best times you can have. There are studies, games but the time that you spend at school never comes back. You always have fond memories. You make friends over here that will stay with you for a very long time.”

(With India Today Inputs)