MS Dhoni is quite weird when it comes to eating, reveals CSK teammate Robin Uthappa

While
speaking
about
the
Chennai
Super
Kings
skipper
ahead
of
the
Indian
Premier
League
(IPL)
2023
season,
Uthappa
claimed
the
41-year-old
cricketer
remains
the
same
simple
man
that
he
was
two
decades
back.

Uthappa
hails
simplicity
of
MS
Dhoni

“His
simplicity
is
something
that’s
always
been
there
and
it’s
something
that
hasn’t
changed.
He’s
just
as
simple
today
as
he
was
the
first
time
I
met
him.
Dhoni
is
the
most
uncomplicated
person
in
the
world,”
Uthappa
said.

The
former
India
batter
shared
the
story
of
meeting
Dhoni
for
the
first
time
in
2003.
“The
first
time
I
saw
MS
was
in
2003
at
an
India
camp
at
NCA
Bangalore.
He
was
batting
against
Munaf
Patel
back
when
he
used
to
bowl
really
fast
with
the
sling
action.
Other
fast
bowlers
were
also
bowling.”

“MS
was
batting
and
hitting
long
sixes
off
them.
He
actually
ended
up
injuring
S
Sriram.
Sriram
was
bowling
to
him
and
Dhoni
stepped
out
and
hit
the
ball
extremely
hard.
Sriram
touched
it
with
his
hand
and
the
ball
went
10-20
yards
back.

We
thought
Sriram
was
running
after
the
ball,
but
he
ran
past
it
and
straight
into
the
dressing
room
because
he
broke
two
fingers.
We
wanted
to
see
how
much
power
MS
has
and
it
was
explosive.
At
that
moment,
I
knew
he
was
going
to
play
for
India.
He’s
a
special
batsman,”
Uthappa
said.

MS
Dhoni
weird
eating
habits

Recalling
an
incident
with
a
hearty
laugh,
the
37-year-old
said,
“We
used
to
always
eat
together.
We
had
a
group:
Suresh
Raina,
Irfan
Pathan,
RP
Singh,
Piyush
Chawla,
Munaf
(Patel),
MS
and
me.
We
would
order
dal
makhani,
butter
chicken,
jeera
aloo,
gobi
and
rotis.
But
MS
is
a
very
rigid
person
when
it
comes
to
eating.
He
would
eat
butter
chicken
but
without
the
chicken,
only
with
the
gravy!
When
he
ate
chicken,
he
wouldn’t
eat
the
rotis.
He
is
quite
weird
when
it
comes
to
eating.”

Dhoni
has
enjoyed
phenomenal
success
as
a
captain,
both
for
India
and
CSK,
and
Uthappa
explained
the
reason
for
this.
“He
has
sharp
instincts
and
he
backs
his
own
instincts.
That’s
why
he’s
been
such
a
successful
captain.

“He
takes
responsibility
for
every
outcome,
whether
it
is
a
win
or
a
loss.
If
he
takes
a
bad
decision
because
of
his
instincts,
the
man
can’t
sleep
for
a
few
days.
He
starts
overthinking.
If
a
good
captain’s
instincts
are
sound
4
or
5
out
of
10
times,
Dhoni’s
instincts
are
sound
8
times
or
9
times.”

Uthappa
reveals
other
traits
of
MS
Dhoni

Uthappa
also
spoke
about
Dhoni’s
other
traits.
“MS
is
a
very
open
person.
He
does
not
hesitate
in
speaking
the
truth,
even
if
it
hurts
you.”

He
shared
the
first
conversation
he
had
with
Dhoni
after
the
IPL
auction
a
few
years
ago.
“I
remember
when
I
was
signed
by
CSK
in
the
auction,
he
called
me
and
said,
‘I
am
not
sure
if
you’ll
get
a
chance
to
play
because
the
season
is
still
far
away
and
I
haven’t
given
it
any
thought.
If
you
do
end
up
playing,
I
will
let
you
know.’ By
now,
I
had
enjoyed
13
successful
years
in
the
IPL.
Still,
he
told
me
to
my
face
what
he
had
to
do.
I
still
appreciate
that
a
lot.”

About
his
time
at
CSK
in
Dhoni’s
presence,
Uthappa
said:
“In
the
first
season,
I
saw
everyone
in
the
squad
calling
him
Mahi
bhai.
I
went
up
to
him
and
asked
if
I
should
call
him
Mahi
bhai
too.
He
dismissed
it
saying,
call
me
what
you
want,
it
makes
no
difference.
Please
call
me
Mahi
only.”

Watch
the
episode
of
‘My
Time
With
Dhoni
ft.
Uthappa’,
available
exclusively
on
JioCinema.