06 August,2026 03:56 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
MS Dhoni, Ajinkya Rahane (Pic: File Pic)
Team India great Ajinkya Rahane recently announced his retirement from international cricket. Speaking on the "Stick to Cricket" podcast, he revealed that legendary Team India's skipper MS Dhoni used to keep his room open, and several players used to gather there.
"He's (MS Dhoni) very calm and cool and just a very normal human being like everyone. His room was almost always open for anyone to do anything. So many times, 10 to 15 of them or even the whole team was in his room. But when his door was shut, no one was allowed," he said.
The former cricketer also spoke about the advice that he received from former England's cricketer Ben Stokes during the Indian Premier League (IPL). Rahane and Stokes have shared a dressing room for two different franchises, Rising Pune Supergiant and Chennai Super Kings.
"I delete all the social media apps when the series is on. But no one advises us to, and that's just my own advice to myself. I remember Ben Stokes advising me not to see social media in 2017 when we played together in the IPL," said Rahane.
"Creating a routine helped me individually deal with this once I am in my room. Just things like watching something on Netflix or some other app, reading a book, chatting to family, and ironing my clothes for the next day," he added.
In Tests, Rahane played 85 matches and 144 innings, scoring 5,077 runs, including 12 centuries and 26 fifties, at an average of 38.46 and a strike rate of 49.50.
In ODIs, he has featured in 90 matches and 87 innings, scoring 2,962 runs, with 3 centuries and 24 fifties, at an average of 35.26 and a strike rate of 78.63.
In T20Is, he has played 20 matches and 20 innings, scoring 375 runs, with no centuries and one fifty, at an average of 20.83 and a strike rate of 113.29.
In 195 international matches, he has scored 8,414 runs in 251 innings at an average of 35.95, with 15 centuries and 51 fifties, with a best score of 188.
(With ANI Inputs)
