A new-look Mahendra Singh Dhoni, captain of India's one-day side, on Thursday said he has given his famed locks a 'rest'.

Comfortable with his new look hair style, Dhoni said he had sported long hairs for over three years. "After all changes do happen," he joked.

Video: New look Dhoni returns home 

"I have sported long hair for three or three and a half years. And now I gave it a rest," the swashbuckling cricketer said on his locks which even drew compliments from Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf.

Dhoni was being felicitated by the Jharkhand government for leading India to victory in the Twenty20 World Cup.