Strange But True!

[buzzbug]

Hi guys!

Did you hear about this... I read about it in some magazine. Before Dhoni had been signed for Mysore Sandal Soap promotion... The company was running under a loss but then after the deal, it has earned profits to the tune of almost 10 crores!

Truly a turning point... What do you say? :o

[tommcat]

Hi Buzzbug,

I did read the article about KS&DL roping in Dhoni to cash on his emergence as the new superpower in world cricket. The soap company was running under loss, and also their market was just in South India. But this was just 6-7 months back... I didnt know they have already started making profit...

If its true, it just shows the mass following Dhoni has, which contributes to the success he has been having consistently.

[meghana_12]

really i dint knw tht even though i live here

[buzzbug]

Hi all...

Here are some interesting facts about Dhoni that I have been able to collect...

1. He is a man who was considered to be very shy... infact in one of his interviews he said that most people thought that he had a lot of head-weight as he never spoke much to people :(

2. One sportsman (apart from cricket) who impresses him the most is Narayan Karthikeyan (India's most popular F3 Driver)

3. His inspiration for batting: Rahul Dravid!

If there is any more that you know, please do share it here...

[tommcat]

Facts on his batting (as based on 02/05/2006)

Dhoni’s batting average stands at 52.76, which is the highest for any Indian player in one-dayers.

Only batsmen in the world to average over 50 (52.76) & also maintain a strike rate of over 100 (103.00)

Dhoni tops the list of wicketkeepers with the highest career batting average in one-dayers and does so by a large margin.

His highest score of 183 run is highest by a wicket keeper in the world of cricket. Infact it is also the second highest score by any Indian Batsman.

Most sixes by an Indian batsman in an ODI innings (10).

Has won the mtach on 4 occassions with a six, most by any Indian Batsman (I am not sure if thats a world record in itself, will check on it & keep you updated)

[tommcat]

Facts about his hairstyle

Below stated are extracts from an article at cricketzone.com... hope it will be of some interest.

Obsession of people in the country and abroad with Dhoni's mane has come as a pleasant surprise to his parlour staff and friends as they could hardly imagine the youngster's penchant to experiment with his hair would invite so many comments. "We didn't know that the person having his hair-cuts in our parlour would one day become famous not only for his cricketing skill, but also for his hair-cut," said one of the employees of the 'Manly' parlour in Ranchi, which was last visited by Dhoni after the Sri Lanka tour.

Dhoni's close friend Goutam Upadhyay said, the dashing stumper-batsman now gets his hair cut done at a parlour in Bangalore but frequented the parlour in Ranchi in the past.

Upadhyay, his school friend and neighbour, said, "I also follow my friend's hair-style. I was thrilled when I heard those memorable words from a country's head about my dear friend's hair-style," he said referring to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's praise for Dhoni's game and his hair-style immediately after the third one-dayer.

"Wait, this long hair would one day bring me fame", Dhoni said three years back when asked why he has grown hair so long, the cricketer's journalist friend Ajay Kumar recounts. Dhoni felt low when he had to tonsure during his mundane (a ritual), Ajay Kumar said, "After that he started growing long hair ... Till date he considers long hair as a lucky charm."

Chanchal Bhattacharya, who was Dhoni's coach in the latter's formative years, says "his eye sight is sharp and this helps him pick up balls." Bhattacharya was the man to inspire Dhoni to discard the goalkeeper's gloves and don the wicket keeper's gloves during a school game.