With no cricket going on, all the coaches/ cricketers have a lot of free time on their hands right now. Many sports personell have also been proactive on their social media in the past few weeks due to the lockdown. Speaking with CSK presenter Rupha Ramani, former Australian opener Matthew Hayden recalled his CSK days and revealed MS Dhoni’s reaction to his mongoose bat.

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The former Australian opener revealed that Dhoni did not want him to use the bat. “I’ll (Dhoni) give you anything you want in life, to not use this bat! Please do not use this bat,” Hayden said.

Hayden revealed how he had to convince Dhoni that the bat is better compared to the conventional one when it comes to striking the ball. He said, “I’ve been using this bat for practice for about a year and a half and when it hits the middle of the bat it goes 20 meters further.”

Hayden added he did not want it to risk anything that will affect the franchise badly. He also spoke how he had done his homework and made sure his form and the team aren’t affected. He said, “I wasn’t going to put my franchise on risk by performing badly because of the bat. I had done my homework.”

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Major sporting events have either been postponed or canceled in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The cricketing calendar has also suffered a similar fate because of the same. If not for the coronavirus pandemic, Hayden just like other former cricketers would be busy covering the cash-rich Indian Premier League. Earlier scheduled to begin on March  29, the tournament finds itself suspended indefinitely by the BCCI.