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Video | When Musharraf asked Dhoni not to cut his hair: ‘You look good'
Mentioning a placard that suggested Dhoni go for a haircut, Musharraf added, “And may I tell Dhoni that I saw a placard asking you to have a haircut. But if you were to take my opinion, you look good in this haircut. Don’t have a haircut.”
After Pakistan’s former president General Pervez Musharraf passed away on Sunday, a video of his interaction with MS Dhoni is going viral where Musharraf called Dhoni the 'architect' of the match's victory in Lahore and praised his long breezy hair.
The video is from 2006 which was the last time India visited Pakistan for a bilateral series.
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In the post-match ceremony, Musharraf said, “I would, first of all, like to congratulate the Indian team for playing exceptionally well, and may I especially congratulate Dhoni for being the architect of the victory.”
Mentioning a placard that suggested Dhoni go for a haircut, Musharraf added, “And may I tell Dhoni that I saw a placard asking you to have a haircut. But if you were to take my opinion, you look good in this haircut. Don’t have a haircut.”
His comment made the ex-Indian skipper grin from ear to ear. With India winning the game by five wickets after chasing a total of 288 runs, Dhoni was named the player of the match for his lightning knock of 72 off 46 balls.
Pervez Musharraf died in a Dubai hospital where he had been undergoing treatment for a rare ailment called amyloidosis, his family informed in a Twitter message.
In 1998, Musharraf rose to prominence after prime minister Nawaz Sharif promoted him to four-star general, making him the head of the armed forces. He led the Kargil infiltration, which triggered a war between India and Pakistan in 1999.
