Matthew Hayden reveals the human side of MS Dhoni

As the whole world is waiting with bated breath for MS Dhoni to walk out onto the field of the Premadasa Stadium, Colombo for his 300th One-Day International (ODI), former Australian cricketer, Matthew Hayden provided his fans with an insight into the human side of the legendary batsman. MSD and Hayden have previously played together in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) franchise. Very recently, the two kicked off the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) 2.0, with a six-hitting competition in Chennai.

The 4th ODI between India and Sri Lanka will see Dhoni achieve a rare feat of featuring in the 300th ODI of his career. He will become only the 20th player worldwide to have reached this milestone. Further, he will be touching this epic 300 figure, while being armed with an astonishing batting average of 51.94 and a mammoth strike rate of 88.47. Dhoni was instrumental in India’s victory in the 2nd and 3rd ODIs against the Lankans, with unbeaten knocks of 45 and 67 in the two matches, respectively.

Matthew Hayden talks about MS Dhoni

A video that was recently posted by the host of IPL pre-match shows, Gaurav Kapur shows Hayden chatting about Dhoni over a cup of tea. Named as “Breakfast with Champion”, the video features the aggressive Australia batsman with Kapur acting as the host. Kapur shoots off a candid question at Hayden, asking him what it’s been like “playing with Dhoni”. In reply, the 45-year old, who’s rubbed shoulders with MSD for quite some time in the past talked about the composed nature that Dhoni sports, even when off the field, calling him ” very calm, very simple, very centered”.  Hayden went on to delve into MSD’s witty sense of humor, calling him “child-like”. He added that Dhoni could make cheeky jokes over silly things that could even make a 7-year old laugh.

Here’s what Matthew Hayden has to say about MSD:

As MSD conquers another milestone, @HaydosTweets tells us about the human side of the legend ? #Dhoni300 #BwC pic.twitter.com/Zg3LI0SaoI

— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) August 31, 2017