Less than six months after leading India to the Twenty20 World Cup title, M.S. Dhoni and his merry young men defied naysayers and tamed the mighty Australians at home. What went on in their minds? Excerpts from an exclusive interview with Rohit Mahajan.
Leading India to victory in Australia must be extremely satisfying, given that no one had given your team a chance?
Would you say that your backing of the young team has been vindicated by the win?
You made some surprising decisions through the series. In the finals you opened the bowling with the raw Praveen Kumar and played Piyush Chawla.
Was it right to publicly say that someone who's not been getting the runs would be played in the whole series?
How come you're not playing as many big shots as you used to?
You have grown into your role as captain over the last few months.
You've repeatedly said that you play the game by instinct.
You seem to be very carefree, as if you are not really bothered by the pressure of being the India captain.
Intense media scrutiny, public expectations, money and fame.... How do you maintain your balance?
