7 hilarious remarks by MS Dhoni caught on the stump mic

MS Dhoni is one of the finest Indian cricketers to have played the game. The Indian wicketkeeper is famous for his remarks from behind the stumps during matches. The former Indian skipper has helped a lot of bowlers with his inputs from behind the stumps.

He is a man of few words but he ensures that those few words benefit his players. In the ongoing series between India and South Africa, Dhoni made some useful comments from behind the stumps.

"Ye aada khelega" (He'll play a cross-batted shot). The former skipper said this to Jasprit Bumrah when David Miller was batting. As if to oblige him, Miller ran down the track and played a cross-batted shot. He edged the delivery and was caught by the wicketkeeper.

In the fifth one-day international, Dhoni said to Chahal, "Zor se catch aayega phir merko mat bolna" (A hard catch will come to you). In the next over, the left-handed Miller struck the ball hard, resulting in a dropped catch from the leg-spinner.

On that note, here are some of Dhoni's wittiest comments from behind the stumps:

#7 When Raina lost his length and line

During India's encounter with Ireland in the 2015 ODI World Cup, Suresh Raina was bowling to William Porterfield in the middle stages of the innings when Dhoni came up with this hilarious comment. The 36-year-old told Raina to maintain his line and length by using volleyball as an example.

Dhoni told Raina about how the batsman was struggling to stand in the crease. "Woh volleyball kee tarah khada hua hai beech mein" (he is standing in a volleyball pose). The off-spinner corrected his line and length quickly and ended up with figures of 1 for 40 in 10 overs.

#6 Are you a daily soap fan?

The code language that the former Indian skipper uses while talking to Ravichandran Ashwin is puzzling. Ashwin is always keen on trying new variations during games and 'Taarak Mehta' is one of the those.

The 'Taarak Mehta' delivery is the one which spins the other way i.e, the doosra.

#5 Pun on point

The former Indian skipper always refers to Ian Bell as "Ghanti". Bell means "Ghanti" in Hindi. He has used this term plenty of times during Bell's time at the crease.

During England's visit to India in 2012, Dhoni used this term for Bell quite often when Pragyan Ojha was bowling to him. In due course, the left-arm spinner ended up getting the better of the English middle order batsman.

#4 Perfect field placements

MS Dhoni has a brilliant cricketing mind which helps him analyze situations better than most captains. His field placements are often almost perfect.

During a Test match between India and New Zealand, Brendon McCullum and BJ Watling were set at the crease. Jadeja had the ball in hand, but Dhoni was not amused by the lines his bowler was bowling to them.

The former skipper was then heard saying, "Jaddu thoda off mein daal. Pujara ko udhar taali bajane nahi rakha hai"(Jadeja bowl on the off stump. Pujara is not standing there to clap). Jadeja then changed his line and started bowling on the off-stump, tightening the screws on the batsmen.

#3 Captain fearless

In 2012, the Indian side was touring Australia for a Test series. On the second day of the second Test match, pacer Ishant Sharma was struggling with his line and length, bowling short and wide. Dhoni went up to Ishant and said, "Agar chauka gaya toh mera risk hai, tu bindaas daal. Tujhe agar ek fielder aur chahiye toh main bula lunga. Mujhe koi problem nahi hai."(It's on me if the ball gets hit for a boundary, you just bowl. I'll place another fielder too if you want).

Notably, Ishant Sharma picked up three wickets in the innings, owing his success to the skipper. The seamer started bowling good length deliveries around off stump which helped him rattle the Australians.

#2 When Robin Uthappa was slow to throw the ball

The former Indian skipper is particular about his field placements. During a game, Robin Uthappa was fielding in the deep. The ball was hit to Uthappa who is not the most athletic of fielders. Uthappa picked up the ball and took a bit of time to throw it back to the keeper.

"Girlfriend se raat mein baat kar lena, pehle ball phek de"(Chat with your girlfriend later in the evening. First, throw the ball). The witty comment did not help Uthappa much but it did give the viewers something to laugh about. Did Robin Uthappa talk to his girlfriend later that night? Well, that remains a mystery.

#1 The wittiest of them all

The wittiest comment that MS Dhoni has made till now came during a game between India and New Zealand, when the Kiwis were in a good position. With the score at 391 for 5, Pragyan Ojha was bowling to set batsman Kane Williamson. Dhoni, who was moving the field around, asked Sreesanth to move a bit squarer.

Sreesanth did not listen to the skipper following which Dhoni made this hilarious comment. "Oye Sree girlfriend nahi hai udhar, idhar aaja thoda"(Sreesanth your girlfriend is not there, please come a little squarer).