A new-look Mahendra Singh Dhoni [Images], 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 [Images].

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