Ahead of the Indian Premier League 2025, former India spinner Harbhajan Singh is impressed with Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s amazing fitness.
MS Dhoni, who is 43 years old now, does only play in the Indian Premier League and prepares all year for this event.
It is the only international event he takes part in. Harbhajan, who met his former India and CSK captain at a wedding event recently, was utterly impressed with his fitness at the age of 43.
Dhoni now serves a leadership and player/mentor kind of role at the CSK.
Harbhajan said on ESPNcricinfo: “I just met him recently at one of our friend’s daughter’s weddings. He looked very fit, solid. I asked him, ‘What you are doing at this age, isn’t it tough?’ He said, ‘Yes, it’s difficult, but this is the only thing I like doing. I find joy in it. I want to do it, go out and play.’ As long as the hunger is there, you will be able to do it. It’s hard without playing any cricket (throughout the year). He is showing how it’s done. He must be doing something better than the others. He is not just surviving, he is dominating all the bowlers.”
Harbhajan did say that the former India captain works hard in the nets for two to three hours a day at the CSK camp.
He added: “The practice that he is doing for one-two months The more balls you play, you get that timing, flow, and sixes going. He bats 2-3 hours every day in Chennai. He is the first one to come to the ground and the last one to leave, even at this age. That’s the difference.”
It shows the good spirit of Harbhajan, whose relationship with MS Dhoni has not been that solid over the years.
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