Javagal Srinath, during a recent interview with veteran Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, spoke on the topic of how MS Dhoni keeps a low-profile and is easily one of the most humble personalities in the world which makes him a 'Yogi' of the cricketing world.
Former Team India skipper MS Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket last month and retired Indian pacer Javagal Srinath, who was one the finest pacers of his generation, labeled the Chennai Super Kings captain a 'yogi' for his unmatchable understanding of the sport and his capacity to distance himself from results even under pressure.
Srinath, during a recent interview with veteran Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, spoke on the topic of how Dhoni keeps a low-profile and is easily one of the most humble personalities in the world which is why Javagal thinks he is a 'Yogi' of cricket.
"MS Dhoni is a yogi in cricket. The way he has understood the game, his detachment to results. The way he speaks and conducts himself and on every victory, he holds the cup, the most prized cups, he hands it to someone else and walks away,” Javagal Srinath told during an interview with Ashwin on YouTube.
"When he looks into all these things, when things are not going well on the pitch and the team is struggling, his composure and body language as if nothing has happened, he can only be a yogi to be such a wonderful cricketer. The more you disconnected your senses from the game at the right time, the better it is for you. He's a master at that, lot of respect for the man," he added.
The former Indian cricketer also recalled the time he first met dhoni at a junior level tri-series between India, Pakistan and Kenya. He claimed that watching Mahi's self-confidence and his smartness to deal with situations within the team turned Srinath into a Dhoni fan.
"It has always been a good chat with him every now and then. No incidents as such (as a match referee), but it has always been a queries about why it should be this way and that way. My first meeting with Dhoni was in 2003 post my career in Kenya. There was a triangular series between Kenya, India and Pakistan; in all the three league games all the way to the finals Dhoni won it single-handedly," he said.
"At the end of it, the way he disdainfully played the spinners and fast bowlers as if he was playing school cricket," he added.
"I was so thrilled that I ran up to the dressing room and called him out and said, look I'm a big fan of yours, very shortly you should play for India, all the best. He lived up to it and see where he is now, as I said he is an absolute yogi for this game."
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