There has been one time, though, the first and only so far, when Dhoni himself initiated a conversation over WhatsApp with the colonel. It happened the day the Indian army carried out cross-border attacks into Pakistan. ‘He messaged asking for the numbers of those guys. I said, “They won’t have telephones now but I’ll get them for you.” He got through to some people and said, “Well done, we are proud of you.” Look at the motivation the chief officer would have had after M.S. Dhoni’s call. He understands what is important in life, which is a rare quality.’
