‘Adrak kam, nimbu zyada,' MS Dhoni's Bangladeshi ‘chai

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When the common eyeballs could not look beyond the Eden Gardens pitch, giant pink hoardings, brand new wall graffiti, and b

© Provided by HT Digital Streams Limited Bhulu Chandra Ghosh was anyway unmissable among the swarm of reporters (HT Ph

With his bright red hat and Bangladesh’s ODI jersey of old, Bhulu Chandra Ghosh was anyway unmissable among the swarm of

It’s not that he isn’t aware that Dhoni has retired from the longest format of the game long time back. He also knows that Dho

Ghosh, who has travelled from Dhaka to be a part of India’s first ever Day/Night Test against Bangladesh, is Dhoni’s ‘chai dada’.

It was one of his special cups of tea that stumped Dhoni back in 2008 when he was leading India in an ODI against Bangladesh

“Ginger kam, lemmon zyada, Dhoni always used to tell me... I don’t exactly know why but he used to love the tea I made,” Gho

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Dhoni was not the only Indian cricketer who was a fan of Ghosh’s tea. Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja and Yusuf Pathan too were

Ghosh’s next dream is to make India captain Virat Kohli and head coach Ravi Shastri a fan of his tea. “I’m carrying all the stuff w

Ghosh’s popularity among the Bangladesh cricketers was for everyone to see. Even during the conversation, he was handed a b

The Bangladesh Cricket Board generally takes care of Ghosh’ expenses as a goodwill gesture. But it’s not only cricket that drive

“He won’t come? I think he will for this pink ball Test,” Ghosh said with the hope of seeing his cricketing idol for the first time s

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ngladeshi ‘chai dada' searches for him ahead of Day/Night Test

gs, brand new wall graffiti, and busy cricketers trying their best to cope with the pink cousin of the red cricket ball, his eyes longed for some

g the swarm of reporters (HT Photo)

unmissable among the swarm of reporters, photographers and busy groundstaff at the Eden Gardens, but what made him special was his a

me back. He also knows that Dhoni hasn’t played a single official cricket match ever since the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand in Ju

angladesh, is Dhoni’s ‘chai dada’. Apart from being an unofficial part of the Bangladesh team on many tours, Ghosh has a gift of preparing li

ia in an ODI against Bangladesh in Dhaka. Since then whenever Dhoni’s India squared off against Bangladesh, the wicket-keeper batsman m

sed to love the tea I made,” Ghosh told Hindustan Times. “When we met later in an Asia Cup game, Dhoni jokingly pointed towards me and

adeja and Yusuf Pathan too were regular consumers of his ‘masala chai’ before an India-Bangladesh game.

s tea. “I’m carrying all the stuff with me. I just need a place to make tea,” said Ghosh, while narrating the process with his hands.

conversation, he was handed a banana and a couple of apples by Bangladesh off-spinner Mehidy Hasan. The love comes because of his sup

ut it’s not only cricket that drives him crazy. He even came to the Salt Lake Stadium for World Cup qualifier football match between India a

cricketing idol for the first time since meeting him last during the T20 World Cup in Bangalore.
fficial team photo calls at the Sunway Hotel on February 12, 2008 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Peter Lim/Getty Images); Kane Willia
sthan Royals
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Day/Night Test

ket ball, his eyes longed for someone who was far away from the hustle of the historic Day/Night Test in Kolkata. Sitting somewhere in Ranc

what made him special was his association with the touring Bangladesh team and his Dhoni connection.

mi-final against New Zealand in July this year but there was something that made him believe that he might get a call from his favourite cric

, Ghosh has a gift of preparing lip-smacking tea.

sh, the wicket-keeper batsman made sure to have tea from his chai dada.

jokingly pointed towards me and said, ‘I get great tea from him what will I get from you?’ to a few journalists,” said Ghosh with a great dea

rocess with his hands.

he love comes because of his support towards the team and cricket. “I’ve travelled with the Bangladesh team in many places. Wherever I g

football match between India and Bangladesh last month. Then too he tried to get in touch with Dhoni, who has been away from the publ
er Lim/Getty Images); Kane Williamson of New Zealand poses for a portrait prior to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 at on May 24, 2019 in L
lkata. Sitting somewhere in Ranchi, MS Dhoni perhaps had no idea (Or maybe he did) that he was so badly missed by a certain Bangladesh

t get a call from his favourite cricketer any moment.

sts,” said Ghosh with a great deal of enthusiasm.

am in many places. Wherever I go, I become a part of the team. The players really like the tea I make for them,” added Ghosh.

ho has been away from the public eye ever since India’s World Cup exit.
up 2019 at on May 24, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths-IDI/IDI via Getty Images)
missed by a certain Bangladeshi friend.

em,” added Ghosh.