All-rounder Mikyo Dorji is the first player from Bhutan to register his name for the Indian Premier League (IPL) Auction ceremony. Dorji claims that just registering his name for the auction of Indian Premier League 2022 is a big deal for him and his country. Dorji shared a picture and a video with MS Dhoni listing a key piece of advice from MS Dhoni that just stuck with him.
“Keep it simple. Focus more on the process and less on the results. If you get the process right you will get the result. And enjoy, don’t take too much pressure,” Dhoni was heard saying in the video.
Sharing the same in the caption, the young all-rounder added,“Ever since the great MS Dhoni gave me this piece of advice, it has always stuck with me.”
Dorji took part in the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai in 2018 and 2019 where he met the Chennai Super Kings and former Indian skipper MS Dhoni.
The fast-bowling all-rounder, became the first player from the land of the thunder dragon to play in an overseas franchise league when he featured for Lalitpur Patriots in Nepal's Everest Premier League last year. He made his international debut in 2018 against Malaysia. In just the sole T20 game, Dorji scored 27 runs and now has aspirations to play in the Indian Premier League.
Talking about the same to the New Indian Express, the 22-year old said, "Playing in the IPL is an ultimate dream for me. People saw that there was one player in the auction list from Bhutan and my friends started calling me. But they don’t know (laughs) that this is just the initial round, and the names are going to be shortlisted further. If I am honest to myself, my name will not be there in the main list after it is trimmed. Anyways, just registering is a big deal for Bhutan."
The 22-year-old also said that if a player from Bhutan plays IPL it would open doors for many people in the country to take up the sport. He also gave an example of Bhutanese footballer Chencho Gyeltshen plays in the Indian Super League.
“In the future, and I hope so, if any franchise picks a player from Bhutan, it will help a great deal here. For example, Bhutan footballer Chencho Gyeltshen plays in the Indian Super League, it has helped a lot. People and parents alike have started to realise that one can make good money and career out of such sports too. The same thing can happen in cricket too if a player from Bhutan is in the IPL,” added Dorji,.
