CSK opener Devon Conway blown away by aura surrounding skipper MS Dhoni

Having been blown away by the aura that surrounds MS Dhoni star New Zealand opener Devon Conway said he feels lucky to have spent quality time with the Chennai Super Kings skipperConway was one of the heroes of CSKs fifth IPL triumph and has in a couple of years become one of Dhonis trusted lieutenantsIve been lucky to spend quite a lot of time with him Dhoni The respect is immense Every time he walks into a room theres an aura around him You want to talk to him understand what he has to say because of his status in cricket and what he has achieved Moeen MS Ajinkya Rahane and I spent a lot of time in the team room watching a lot of IPL games talking about different teams and strategies and in general life beyond cricket The relationship I have with MS is cool he gives me a lot of banter and chirp quirky oneliners Now Ive started to give it back to him laughs Conway told ESPN Cricinfo in an interviewIt is the relaxed atmosphere in the CSK dressing room that helps a player perform said the Black Caps southpawWe were fortunate to play a lot of snooker late nights and early mornings MS and I were in one team and would often play Moeen and his close friend Tanvir practically his godson And our games would start shortly after heading back to the hotel from a match to around 23amWeve shared a lot of laughs and good constructive chats around those games and how to approach different situations and those sorts of thingsAlso Read Hayden hails Dhonis contribution to CSKs success He takes someone elses trashAt a time when teams are getting immersed more and more into analytics and theoretical stuff with long and winding team meetings CSK under head coach Stephen Fleming and skipper Dhoni restricts team meetings to 34 minutesIts a great combination Flems learnt to cut team meetings down to the very bare minimum I dont think theres often a team meeting that goes longer than threefour minutes which is great Not that theres a lot to sayFlem understands theres a lot of experience in the group guys know what they need to do to win That gives us players a sense of trust that hell allow us to go out and express ourselves and the results will take care of itselfAnd Dhoni is always there to add his cool quotientThe combination of MS relaxedness around meetings and Flem allowing guys to go about their business to make sure they know what they need and what to do to win games is very beneficial as a group he addedWith PTI inputs