XtraTime Web Desk: Former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is that kind of a person who is present everywhere but it to be found nowhere. As ‘Captain Cool’ turned 39 today, the wicketkeeper batsman kept is distance from the madding crowd.
Indian captains from Tiger Pataudi to Virat Kohli have been characters in their own right but no one quite like Dhoni. The more one tries to decode the man, the mystique grows, leaving everyone as befuddled as those batsmen who saw him whip off the bails in a flash.
For the past 16 years, he has been a national obsession. Now the discussion has shifted to will he, won’t he or perhaps when will he drop the dreaded ‘R’ word during the COVID-induced break.
His die-hard fans hate these kind of discussions and the detractors continue with a smirk. They both argue knowing there’s no closure and the man at the centre of it all goes on as if never bothered.
Often, wife Sakshi allows fans to get a sneak peek into his private life in which he can be seen taking daughter Ziva for a bike ride around his sprawling farm house or petting his canine. But to anyone looking for a peek into his mind, Dhoni remains out of bounds.
The white beard bothers the world but he sports it with that trademark mischievous grin.
Courtesy: PTI.