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Ravichandran Ashwin, Suresh Raina reveal about ‘the prankster’ MS Dhoni

Raina nodded confirming that the former Indian skipper and his long-time friend Dhoni is indeed a prankster, Ashwin went a step ahead.

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MS Dhoni and Ravichandran Ashwin © AFP
MS Dhoni and Ravichandran Ashwin © AFP

It was an entertaining afternoon at the CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) Awards ceremony at the Cricket Club of India, Mumbai courtesy Ravichandran Ashwin and Suresh Raina. In the pre-award discussion, the Indian cricketers revealed some interesting fun-facts about the team. When asked to name the top pranksters in the Indian dressing room, Raina revealed the usual names first — Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh and Virat Kohli, and then dropped the bombshell, ‘MS Dhoni‘. When host Ayaz Memon expressed his doubts over Dhoni being the prankster, Raina and Ashwin exchanged smiles.

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While Raina nodded confirming that the former Indian skipper and his long-time friend Dhoni is indeed a prankster, Ashwin went a step ahead and mentioned, “He [Dhoni] does it once a year but once he does it, he ensures that he has done it well.” The revelation left the audience in splits. The duo also unanimously agree on Ishant Sharma being the “messiest one” in the dressing room, while the Pandya brothers — Hardik and Krunal spend a lot of time on styling. Asked to pick the favourite beard out of the ‘bearded Team India’ gang, Ashwin gave his vote to captain Kohli, while Raina seemed more interested on Ravindra Jadeja’s styling.

With Chennai Super Kings (CSK) returning to Indian Premier League (IPL) next season, die-hard fans are already hoping Dhoni, Ashwin, Raina and Jadeja to be united at the successful club after a three-year-long hiatus.

Ashwin went on to win the CEAT International Cricketer of the Year 2017. Incepted in 1995 by Sunil Gavaskar, Ian Chappell and Clive Lloyd, this award is one of the most prestigious ones in the game of cricket. In 2015-16 season, the award was won by English cricketer Joe Root.

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