While frenzied fans back home make it impossible for him to venture out without
being mobbed, Team India stumper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is enjoying
his relative anonymity in England, which would make it easier for him to
walk the streets.
"I think it will be easier in England to go places, though it will not be
easy to become accustomed to other things," Dhoni said.
The Jharkhand cricketer is part of the Indian squad touring
England for three Tests and seven one-day internationals.
The 26-year-old, however, admitted that it was tough getting acclimatised to
the change in temperatures after landing in the United Kingdom.
"We had our training camp in searing temperatures, went
to Ireland at the start of the tour and it was 12 degree celsius. It felt different,"
Dhoni, who caught flu upon arrival, was quoted as saying by 'The Independent'.
The dashing right-hander said it has been hard dealing with
the immense fan adulation in India but he had learnt to keep himself grounded
amid the frenzy.
Dhoni, who was one of the Indian cricketers castigated by fans
after the team's early elimination from the World Cup, said he was now better
prepared to deal with the brickbats that usually follow a poor show.
"Cricket is more than an obsession in India. But you have
to stay intent on the cricket because that is what we are there to do. It is
three years since I started playing for India and I have learned what I have
to do," he said.
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