Gambhir, Irfan recall instances when MS Dhoni lost his cool
New Delhi/UNI: MS Dhoni has always been regarded as one of the coolest personalities in the Indian cricket circuit, however there have been few instances when 'Captain Cool' has lost his temperament, recall his former India teammates Gautam Gambhir and Irfan Pathan.
Former India batsman Gautam Gambhir revealed that on couple of occasions he saw the veteran wicket-keeper batsman lose his cool.
"People say that they have never seen him (Dhoni) lose his cool, but I have on a couple of times. It was during the 2007 World Cup and in other World Cups, when we haven't done well," Gambhir said on Star Sports show 'Cricket Connected'.
The 38-year-old Gambhir, who played 58 Tests and 147 ODIs for India also said that Dhoni was a human and was bound to get angry at times.
"He's human and he's bound to react as well. It's absolutely fair enough to do that. Even at CSK, if there's a misfield or if someone has dropped a catch," he added
Gambhir, who was often known to lose his cool, asserted that in comparison with him Dhoni is a lot cooler.
"Yes, he's cool, he's probably much cooler than the rest of the other captains. Much cooler than me for sure!," said Gambhir, who also played under Dhoni.
The 35-year-old Pathan, who also played with Dhoni, recalled an instance from 2006-07 when the Jharkhand dasher lost his temper during warm-up and reported late for practise.
"It was in 2006-07. During the warm-up, we had a game where the right-handed batsman would bat with the left-hand and vice-versa. After we finished the warm-up, we used to get into our practice.
"So, during the warm-ups, there were 2 teams. Once MS Dhoni was given out which he didn't think he was. He threw his bat and made a dash to the dressing room and came late for the practice. So, he does get angry," said Pathan.
Recently, several Indian cricketers, including Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Deepak Chahar and Mohammed Shami have also narrated incidents when Dhoni showed his other side to the cricket fans.
Like most of the cricketers, Dhoni is currently in his hometown - where he is spending quality time with his family.
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