In awe of former Indian skipper MS Dhoni’s six-hitting abilities, Bangladeshi batsman Sabbir Rahman revealed he had asked the former for his bat. The latter said Dhoni did oblige but on one condition. The veteran Indian gloveman asked Rahman not to use it against India but against other countries.

During a Facebook live with Cricfrenzy, Rahman said, “Then I say to him give me one of your bats and I will try to play against you with that bat and He told me that not against us, you can play with another team but can’t play against me.”

Rahman also recalled asking Dhoni about his secret of hitting sixes consistently during the home series in 2015. He said former Indian skipper said it is the confidence that makes the difference.

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The Bangladesh batsman recalled, “During the home series in 2015] I asked him [MS Dhoni] how you hit such big sixes. What is in your bat that we don’t have and as a result, our sixes don’t go as far as your ones. He told me that it’s just confidence. Besides, there is nothing in my bat. If I think that I’m going to be hit six, then there will be 90 sixes out of 100.”

The Bangladeshi cricketer was stumped by Dhoni during 2016 WT20 when he was on the verge of taking his team home. Rahman was stumped for a breezy 15-ball 26. In the 2019 ODI World Cup last year, Dhoni had another chance to stump Sabbir, but this time, the Bangladesh batsman had come prepared. 

The instance took place when Sabbir went out of the crease for a big shot on a slow delivery from Yuzvendra Chahal. But he went into the shot early, and the ball crept under his bat and went straight into Dhoni’s gloves behind the stumps.

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Recalling the same, Sabbir said, “Dhoni had stumped me during the T20 World Cup in Bangalore. He had a stumping chance in last year’s World Cup in England as well. This time, I slid back into the crease before him and told him, “Not today.”