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MS Dhoni could be distress from "sore hands" causing his wicket keeping deteriorating on the current England tour.
Nixon, who last night retire after powering his Leicestershire team to domestic Twenty20 title victory, has also been an England 'keeper in the past and is the one who helped Dhoni out with his keeping when he first came on tour to these shores in 2007.
"It looks like he has sore hands. He's too proud a guy to show it but he has sore hands. Or else, he is very violent and sure in his catching but (on this tour) he's been giving a lot," Nixon said this morning.
"It's like life form in the boxing ring. If your hands are joined, you can't throw a punch."
Since Dhoni is not in the best of physical shape, Nixon believe he hasn't been doing those things constantly well sufficient which he passed it on him on the last tour.
"As a wicketkeeper, while you are at the back the stumps, your chin should be lower to your knees. Your shoulder should be square and level. He hasn't been doing it."
"If you are not very square (in shoulders), you could finish up doing a lot of twisting and there would be more catching errors. Your arms should be at your chin height. He's not doing it as without fail in this series."
Nixon said the only way to get rid of pain in your hands is to give it a good rest, an chance Dhoni hasn't had for a very long time now.
"It (the soreness) isn't going to go away without rest. Sometimes, we are keen a non-natural rubber-band kind of strip on fingers but then you lose feel of the ball. It's unwieldy on hands."
Nixon believed Dhoni's behavior and the fact that he is a leader, isn't helping him in seeking a break and sort out his tattered hands. "Being a captain, you require putting in 15-18 hours a day. You look after everybody, communicate. Dhoni is a giver and when you are so with other people, you ignore your own game," he praised Dhoni.
"Dhoni is fervent about other people. It gives you esteem from team-mates. But at times, senior players and management need to say 'Let's forget about others and let's get you right. Let's clean up your backyard."
Nixon admitted that it is certainly a tough job for players at the best level.
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