MS Dhoni was once livid after he got out following my advice, recalls Mike Hussey

However, recently speaking on the Lessons Learnt with the Greats podcast, the 45-year-old Australian revealed a never-heard-before story from his CSK days, as a batting coach, where he shed light on the more ‘serious’ face of Dhoni. Hussey narrated an incident prior to Qualifier 1 against SRH in 2018, where he’d passed input to the CSK players about Rashid Khan’s grip whilst bowling a googly. One amongst many players who had taken Hussey’s tip, heading into the game, was Dhoni, but to the Indian’s dismay, he was bowled through the gate by the Afghanistan spinner - via a googly. 

Hussey, who was the batting coach of CSK in that particular season, revealed how Dhoni sounded quite livid post the dismissal and said that thereon, he would like to bat in his own way.

Further recalling the incident, the legendary Australian joked how he’d thought his coaching career was done and dusted but revealed that eventually, after the game, himself and Dhoni made up and had a chat. Post the match, Dhoni, according to Hussey, admitted that it was his own fault and stated that he needed more practice to make better use of the Aussie’s advice.