No food provided in hotel, says Dhoni

By CricketCountry Staff

 

Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni disclosed that the players were not served food on time during the World Cup semifinal match at Mohali, and had to rush for it just before the toss.

Team Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni disclosed that the players were not served food on time during the World Cup semifinal match at Mohali, and had to rush for it just before the toss

By CricketCountry Staff

 

Mumbai: Apr 1, 2011

 

Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni disclosed that the players were not served food on time during the World Cup semifinal match at Mohali, and had to rush for it just before the toss.

 

The Indian team members stayed in Hotel Taj in Chandigarh. According to Dhoni, the hotel staff could not provide food on time as a result of which the team left for the PCA Stadium at Mohali early and had their lunch after warm-up and just before the toss

 

“I did not want to say this. But, before the semifinal, the first meal the team had was at a quarter to two because the food was not served at the hotel. They said it would take over an hour. So we turned up at the ground, there was not 100 percent food, there was nothing actually at the ground,” Dhoni told reporters.

 

“So we had an early warm-up at the ground and said OK, the meal would be after the warm-up. We went into the field and did the warm-up and the meal we had was before the toss,” he added.

 

Dhoni said such incidents can be a distraction at times. “These are the things which can distract you to some extent, but what is important is that what you can do about it. Because you may scream but you would not get the food,” he added.

 

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