New Delhi, Saturday 20 June 2009: Steve Waugh thinks the time has come for Mahendra Singh Dhoni to take a couple of days break before re-assessing the responsibilities as a skipper in the coming season.

The former Australian captain, in the country to launch the India chapter of the Steve Waugh Foundation that works to make a difference in the lives of underprivileged children suffering from rare diseases, thought the best cure for the Indian captain was shut himself away for a few days before concentrating on the job on hand.
“Dhoni’s honeymoon period is over,” was how Waugh chose to describe the end of the Indian captain’s good run.

Waugh went on to make light of the premature exits of Australia and India from the ongoing T20 World Cup in England.

“It was quite clear that Australia and India were not sharp enough. In this format, all the teams are quite close to each other. There will be surprises. The team that is not sharp, will lose,” he said.

Ahead of the upcoming Ashes series, Waugh was clear that Australia no longer enjoyed the aura of invincibility but “they have good chances.”