MS Dhoni's mind can’t be polluted once he decides something, reveals N Srinivasan

While MS Dhoni’s privacy and a difficult-to-access demeanour has been a story of unpredictability, if there's one person who can lay claim to understanding Dhoni at a personal level, it has to be N Srinivasan, the de-facto owner of Chennai Super Kings. Over the years of working with the former Indian skipper, Srinivasan managed to hit a perfect relationship with Dhoni and it is that mutual respect that the duo has for each other that made Dhoni an integral part of every single decision CSK have to take in the process. The former BCCI and ICC president shed light on leadership qualities of MS Dhoni, saying once the veteran decides something, his mind can’t be polluted under any circumstances.

“All these years I've known him, I've never heard him talk or do something unfair to anyone. Of course, he may choose a player, he may drop a player, but he would have cricketing logic. He never had prejudices. All this was very rare for a person in his position."

“He had won the T20 World Cup. He was the winning captain. I mean... he was very obviously the star on the rise, so at any cost, I wanted him [in Chennai Super Kings]. The late VB Chandrasekar was very much part of the team then. In fact, he was holding the paddle in the first auction, if I'm not mistaken. It's almost one year now [since VB passed away], I had told him, at any cost we have to get MS Dhoni and at any cost, we've to get Muralitharan. Actually, it was my father's annual death ceremony that day. I had to organize it in Mumbai itself. By the time, I'd finished, he'd got both Dhoni and Muralitharan.”