Dhoni's pep talk came after the Indian cricketers enjoyed a 45-minute 'drum bonding' session alongside a bunch of musicians here yesterday.
India's limited overs captain will not be part of the 17 Tests, including 13 at home, this season but his words were music to the ears for the youngsters in the room.
"We started 45 minutes back (with the drum session) and most of us agreed that it is the first time we played any instrument. So we can have fun like this, we can have fun in cricket," those were Dhoni's initial words
"Now we have a set of batsmen who are into the Test arena, we have a pool of bowlers. I am not taking about two or three batsmen or bowlers, I am talking about a pool of bowlers and batsmen. That is why this coming phase will be very interesting," said Dhoni further.
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During the entire talk, Dhoni stressed on the need for having fun in a pressure cooker environment.
"So make sure you have a lot of fun because in Indian cricket is is is something we don't do often. Cricket is too much for us. For a lot of us, if you take cricket out of our personal lives, there is not much left. But it is important to have fun. The 45 minutes that we have spent here suggest that we can have fun anywhere in the world. We just the need the company of us," Dhoni added.