Earlier this year, Mahendra Singh Dhoni was invited to address Under-19 trainees at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore where he was preparing for India's tour to Sri Lanka in August. He spent two hours with the boys, taking questions from them and answering them with patience and calm. His thoughts and appropriate words streamlined their line of thinking. He explained the mental intricacies of this fine game in a very simple way which was understood by one and all. He brought about much clarity.

NCA coaches Bhaskar Pillai (left), Ajay Ratra, Nikhil Chopra, Narendra Hirwani, MS Dhoni, Karsan Ghavri and the author in Bangalore recently