Dhoni rules out Bollywood ventures

New Delhi: Clearly not as comfortable in front of the camera as behind the stumps, Team India's new poster boy Mahendra Singh Dhoni has ruled out any Bollywood venture and said he would limit his acting skills to commercials only.

"I know people in India follow two things very closely — cricket and Bollywood. But I don't think I'll ever go to Bollywood. I have done some endorsements and acted in commercials. Trust me, its really hard and then they take two to three years to make a movie," Dhoni said in an interview to a TV channel.

He, however, felt that it was more difficult to maintain a foothold in cricket than in Bollywood.

"Even after 10 flops, you get to do a film and if that clicks, you are in the news again. But in cricket, 10 failures mean you are well out of the scene," Dhoni explained.

And the plain-speaking wicketkeeper also ruled out taking up cricket commentary after retirement.

"It's a tough job. In fact, tougher than acting. Besides, you need to keep talking for hours. So I'm not going to do that either," he said.

Dhoni also revealed his liking for motorbikes and said he owns seven of them.

"I like to go for long drives and drive it fast. But that doesn't mean rash driving. It's like a match-box. You can use and misuse it as well," he said.

Dhoni's hair is as much in the news as his batting ability and the cricketer revealed that he doesn't go for a haircut during a series.

"I go for haircuts only in between series and never during one. I know people notice my hair and I was called Tarzan and junglee when we toured Sri Lanka. But I did not respond to that,” he said.

Asked to chose between a century in the World Cup and a Test ton in Perth against fast bowlers, Dhoni was all candour and said, "I would definitely go for a century in World Cup."

The Board of Control for Cricket in India may not be too enthused by the 'Twenty20' format of cricket, but Dhoni admitted that he was comfortable with this new version of the game.

"I think spectators want it. In fact, I won't be surprised if you have 'Ten10' or 'Five5' following this 'Twenty20'. It's great fun, with the players' nicknames in the T-shirt," he said.