MS Dhoni has at all times been recognized for his calm manner even supposing there were episodes when even the good ‘Captain Cool’ misplaced it.

A few of the ones moments were captured on TV – just like the icy chilly demise stare at Mitchell Johnson after colliding with the previous Australia speedster or screaming at Manish Pandey on the non-striker’s finish for now not taking note of him.

He as soon as angrily walked onto the pitch right through an IPL fit to confront the on-field umpires over a no-ball name, to head with the ones numerous cheeky responses to newshounds looking to make their very own pegs.

MS Dhoni Used to be Livid At Deficient Shoddy Fielding Efforts In spite of India Profitable The Fit Towards West Indies In 2014: R Sridhar

One example of MS Dhoni shedding his mood has emerged in R Sridhar‘s biography, the place the ex-fielding trainer discussed how the previous India captain used to be left seething at his gamers. MS Dhoni, who has at all times set prime requirements of fielding – one who went a ways in India profitable the 2011 Global Cup – didn’t mince phrases having a look on the losing shoulders of his teammates.

“Getting again to my early days with the Indian group… following MS’ inputs, we started to get out fielding area so as with the Global Cup in thoughts. We have been taking part in West Indies on the Feroz Shah Kotla in October 2014 – a fit we received conveniently however the place we have been completely shoddy at the area. MS used to be livid at what he appeared to be loss of effort and dipping health requirements,” R Sridhar, who changed into the fielding trainer in 2014, wrote in his guide ‘Training Past’.

India, who had misplaced the first ODI and have been trailing 0-1 within the collection, took the second one fit by way of 48 runs however frailties continued. Had it now not been for the captain’s unbeaten 51 off 40 balls, India would have struggled to succeed in 263/7. At one level, West Indies have been cruising at 170/2, prior to imploding to lose 8 wickets for 45 runs and getting bowled out for 215.

A visibly disappointed MS Dhoni had stated after the fit: “I believe moderately a couple of issues are lacking. We need to pull our socks up. We’ve got now not performed to our attainable. This recreation is a a very powerful eye opener for us. We’re at the profitable facet, however we may have misplaced this.”

Coasting of their chase of 264, West Indies imploded towards India’s bowlers on a two-paced Feroz Shah Kotla pitch and sunk to a 48-run loss in the second one ODI.  Chasing 264, West Indies have been coasting.

Dwayne Smith had long past previous his very best ODI rating, and his second-wicket partnership with Kieron Pollard used to be assuming threatening proportions. With 9 wickets in hand, a protracted checklist of batsmen ready within the dressing room, and 128 required at precisely a run a ball, this fit used to be in West Indies’ favour prior to they misplaced their ultimate 9 wickets for 79 runs, and their ultimate 8 for 45.

India 263 for 7 (Kohli 62, Raina 62, Dhoni 51*, Taylor 3-54) beat West Indies 215 (Smith 97, Pollard 40, Shami 4-36, Jadeja 3-44) by way of 48 runs

R Sridhar Remembers MS Dhoni Giving An Ultimatum To Avid gamers That They Must Be Axed From Global Cup If They Don’t Meet Fielding And Health Requirements

As R Sridhar identified, as soon as the group returned to the dressing room, the gamers gained moderately an earful from MS Dhoni.

“Within the dressing room, he ripped the group to shreds and gave them an ultimatum, making it transparent that in the event that they didn’t meet positive requirements in fielding and health, they wouldn’t make the Global Cup minimize, it doesn’t matter what identify they resolution to. That confirmed me the type of fielding tradition he used to be having a look to ascertain in white-ball cricket,” he added.

The fit R Sridhar is regarding is the second one ODI of the notorious Windies pullout collection. The excursion which first of all comprised 5 ODIs, 3 Exams and one T20I, used to be diminished to 4 one-day internationals after the 3rd fit used to be cancelled because of cyclone Hudhud.

On the time of the 4th ODI in Dharamsala, the then-West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo printed right through the toss that the group used to be leaving behind the remainder of the excursion because of a pay dispute between the gamers and the West Indies Cricket Board.