Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has revealed that Dhoni doesn’t carry a mobile phone with him always and that if he wants, he can stay away from gadgets for quite some time.
Shastri and Dhoni shared India’s dtrssing room for many years. While speaking with former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar in a video on his YouTube channel, Shastri shed light on the personality of MS Dhoni, saying he’s never met anyone like him. Shastri spoke about Dhoni’s temperament being amazingly calm no matter what the result of his performance.
‘MS Dhoni was unreal. I have never seen a guy like him in my life. Whether he makes a zero or a 100, or lift a World Cup or get knocked out in the first round, it never mattered to him. I promise you, I have seen a lot of players but none like Dhoni. I have seen even Sachin Tendulkar. Fantastic temperament but sometimes gets angry but this guy never gets angry. He didn’t care,’ said Shastri on Shoaib Akhtar’s YouTube channel.
“If he can avoid having the phone in hand, he can avoid having the phone in hand. Till today, I don’t have his number. I have never asked for his number. I know he doesn’t carry his phone with him. When you want to get in touch with him, you know how to get in touch with him. He is that kind of a person,” Shastri added.