20 best MS Dhoni quotes

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is not someone who just makes the same old diplomatic replies in interviews. He has time and again made some funny, crazy and out-of-the-box comments in his usual unorthodox manner that became instant hits in amongst the public. Here is a compilation of some of his best quotes. Some of these quotes where shared in Reddit: taken from the original at thecricketmonthly.com

#1 Better way to die!

Asked to choose between the whitewash inEngland (2011) and the whitewash inAustralia (2011-12):

"You die, you die. You don't see which is the better way to die."

#2 DRS, the life jacket

On his stance against the Decision Referral System (DRS):

"If I am going to buy a life jacket which does not come with a warranty, that's a bit of a hassle for me. Especially with the huge amount of money you have to spend for the DRS. I would prefer some kind of warranty for it. The moment it comes, I will be happy."

#3 Feeling the heat

The skipper on adapting to the Australian cold:

"I was sitting at home and watching television. More often than not, you watch some really strong advertisements in the lead-up to an India-Australia series. The advertisement said: 'It is winter out there, and summer out here, so get ready to feel the heat Down Under.' I took it very seriously. I didn't pack a single jacket, only to realise it is pretty cold here."

#4 Extra pressure

Dhoni on his view in handling additional pressure:

"It's like having 100kg put over you. After that even if you put a mountain, it will not make a difference."

#5 Fatigue

On the eveof the World T20 just after the conclusion of anIPL season:

"If you look at it, the two-hour bus ride from the airport was more tiring and difficult for us than the last few weeks of the IPL."

#6 India in Australia

Why Indias batsmen faceproblems with Australian pitches and conditions:

You won't see a Sreesanth batting like a Don Bradman just because he wants to bat like one."

#7 Changing times

Dhoni looks back in 2014 on the changes since winning the inaugural T20 in South Africa, 2007.

"Now when I look at the mirror, I can see a lot of grey beard!"

#8 Transition

On moving on to a younger side forODIs after the Tests in Australia 2011/12

"From Kishore Kumar, we have gone to Sean Paul."

(Kishore Kumar is a famous Bollywoodplayback singerwhile the later is a Jamaican rapper).

#9 To Irfan Pathan through media

Dhoni sent out a message to Irfan Pathan last season through media:

"I am not doubting you but you are gaining a reputation for being fit during the IPL and not during the Ranji Trophy. If you get fit, I need you in England, but you have to play first-class matches before that."

#10 Red light area

In an interview during IPL on his popularity in Chennai,MS Dhoni ended up saying traffic signal in an awkward manner:

When I am motorcycling and stop at a red light area, people flock to me and speak to me in Tamil.

#11 Football shoes

On the reason behind the team playing football bare foot during thepractice sessionahead of theWorld T20 semifinal in Bangladesh:

"Kya kare yaar, paise khatam ho gaye (What to do, we are all out of money)."

#12 It is all about the mind

On arriving inNapier from India, the venue for the first ODI of the tour with just 18 hours to go:

"When it comes to the mind it depends on what you're feeding into the mind. You come and say, 'This is Napier' and it believes it's Napier. If you see, it's an abstract. When people say 'He's in form", nobody has seen form. It's a state of mind where you are confident and you think very positively and everything you think about, you think it's very achievable. It's about how you treat the mind."

#13 Laundry to keep clean

Dhonissuggestion this seasonto keep the IPL clean after spot-sixing controversy surfaced in 2013.

We will try the laundry, thats good, will keep usclean

#14 Hangover

Replying to whether the James Anderson-Ravindra Jadeja controversy, whichended with a not guilty verdictwill surface again in the next Test:

Usually I dont drink. I dont get hangovers

#15 D/L method

On the most confusing law of the game:

Frankly speaking, I dont understand Duckworth-Lewis. I just wait for the umpires decision.

#16 Rohit Sharma as runner

After Rohit Sharma failed to complete a single as runner for the skipper in an ODI:

It was a bad reaction from Rohit. Even with the cramps I could have ran and made it easily.

#17 Girlfriends

On media rumours about his relationship before his marriage:

You [media] change my girlfriends every two days. Please let one continue for some time.

#18 Fitness

His view on half-fit players, hiding niggles to play:

If you are not 100 percent fit and not at your best [and still play], its cheating

#19 On Ajantha Mendis

Ajantha Mendis 6-fer destroyed India in the Asia Cup final in 2008. Dhoni joked when questioned how the team is going to handle his mystery spin in the next bilateral series:

Ill just ask Mahela [Jayawardene] if he will lend Mendis for a couple of practice sessions

#20 Takes a dig at Ravi Shastri

Dhoni had something to say to Ravi Shastri after the ICC World T20 semifinal win against Australia in2007.

Before I start I should say I read an article by you [Shastri]in Crincinfo. Youd said Australia were the favourites. Today I think me and the boys, we proved you wrong