5 Hilarious rumours we heard about cricketers in our childhood

3) MS Dhoni – Drinks 5 Litres of milk daily

There is a reason why the cricketing fraternity harps on the fact that MS Dhoni is once in a generation player because he has given some iconic moments to world cricket. He is the only captain to win all the ICC trophies and even propelled the team to the No.1 position in Test rankings. Above all, he has shaped players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravi Ashwin who are now the superstars of Indian cricket.

The former Indian skipper was a swashbuckler in his initial days as he used to tear apart bowling line-ups with his brute power. He announced his arrival by pasting the Pakistan bowlers and then he stroked his career-best unbeaten 183 against the Sri Lankan team where he hit 10 towering sixes. Slowly the opposition started fearing him and his power game became the X-factor for the side.

During these days stories started flying around that Milk is the secret of Dhoni’s success. Even the media hyped up the story by adding the fuel to the fire as they went on to state that the right-hander consumes 5 litres of milk per day. Even though it was denied by Mahi himself, the rumours refused to die down. Still, there are a lot of people who believe that Milk gives him the strength to play the helicopter shots which has hung around his career like a false ceiling.