Chennai Super Kings wicketkeeper-batsman N Jagadeesan praised the former Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s fitness level. He looked in awe of Dhoni while saying the Indian wicketkeeper is so calm and supremely fit.

“He is supremely fit. You really can’t say he is 37 because of the way he moves, he is so swift around the field. And he is just so calm. He rarely speaks, but those few words lift the team,” Jagadeesan was quoted as saying on the CSK website.

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The young batsman will feature in his maiden Indian Premier League for CSK. He admitted that observing Dhoni closely helped him to improve his game.

Jagadeesan said “You don’t see Dhoni keep at the nets, he is someone who keeps directly in the games. But he is always there to guide you. I will be doing my drills and, at times when Mahi bhai sees me, he takes the time out to come and give me inputs. If I have doubts in my wicketkeeping or batting I go to him.”

Tamil Nadu-born cricketer said he had learned by sharing the dressing room with some of the game’s legends and added it was special to return to the same dressing room.

“To be coming back to the same dressing room is something special. I’m seeking to further my experience and learn more. As a cricketer I really learned a lot, sharing the dressing room with some of the legends of the game was an experience in itself,” he added.

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“I not only got to learn technical stuff. I also got to see how they prepare before a game mentally, how they carry themselves on and off the field.”

Team members of CSK are gathered in Chennai for a preparatory camp and Jagadeesan is a part of the same. Other Indian players like Murali Vijay, Suresh Raina, Karn Sharma and Mohit Sharma also joined the camp at MA Chidambaram Stadium.

The defending champion CSK will open their campaign against Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore on March 23 in Chennai.