Another loss, another humiliation, another grilling media session. The woes of Indian captain MS Dhoni seem to be never-ending. After the third straight loss in the Super 8 game against South Africa at Trent Bridge on Tuesday, the Indian captain looked at a loss for words.

Was he tired personally, as wicketkeeping takes a heavy toll along with the captaincy? ‘‘I never thought I was too tired. I was going to the nets each and every day. I was doing whatever drills were given to me.’’

Skipper booed

While the Indian public were present in large numbers in the ground even for an inconsequential game, they also booed the Indian team and its captain after the defeat. What did Dhoni, known to treat success and defeat with equanimity think about all this?

‘‘It’s not the first time its happening to me or the Indian cricket team. Hamara toh antim sanskar bhi ho gaya tha after the 2007 World Cup (They had even conducted our last rites after the 2007 World Cup). It happened when we were playing a Test match against England (in Mumbai) too. There’s no use feeling bad about it. It shows the level of expectations people have from us. If they did not boo us, we would have thought there is something unusual,’’ he explained.

‘‘In four-and-a-half years, I have seen a lot. From being out of form to getting booed to crashing out of the 2007 World Cup to winning the World Twenty20, to winning the One-day series in Australia and Sri Lanka and now this. It’s getting more demanding mentally. I cannot stop anyone from saying anything. It is an uncontrollable. But I am really happy to play cricket for India even if I get booed or something bad happens.’’

At times you have to hide things: Dhoni on Viru’s injury

The mystery over Virender Sehwag’s injury just refuses to die down even after India’s campaign in England has ended. The media wanted to know what the levels of transparency are in the team when it comes to disclosing injuries. Dhoni finally came clear on the issue. ‘‘When the first MRI was done in India, it did not show anything. When the next MRI was done here, it showed he had a tear. At times, you cannot say everything because you want the opposition team to think of Sehwag, whether he is playing or not. I prefer announcing the team one hour before the game. At times you have to hide things.’’