Dhoni was surprised to see Sushant emote him well on screen

Mumbai, Aug 20 (PTI) Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhonisays he was surprised to see actor Sushant Singh Rajputportray him keeping in mind the minute details in upcomingbiopic "M S Dhoni: The Untold Story". The "Shuddh Desi Romance" actor in order to get into theskin of the cricketer, had to undergo rigorous trainingto perfect his cricketing skills, specially to pull offDhoni’s trademark ‘helicopter’ shot well on screen. "He (Sushant) has worked very hard. He was practicingeveryday for more than nine months. He was batting everydayfor over three hours when it comes to portraying the (cricket)shots," Dhoni said in a statement here. Beside cricket training, the 30-year-old actor had toemote the ‘captain cool’ (as Dhoni is fondly called) byunderstanding his mindset when his team won or lost a match. "Also the way I walk, the way I talk, he has copiedalmost everything. In fact I was amazed to see him do allthese things," he adds. Also starring Kiara Advani and Anupam Kher the film isscheduled for September 30 release. PTI KKP ARSSHDRYS