Having already retired from international cricket, Indian legend MS Dhoni is now in the twilight of his cricketing career. The wicketkeeper-batter from Ranchi have continued his brilliant performances in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
Gujarat Titans' (GT) wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha recently made his debut for the Titans during their win against Punjab Kings. The newly inducted franchise recently reminisced an incident with Dhoni when the duo opened the innings during a local tournament in Kolkata.
“Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a well-known name. Once we were playing in a tournament in Kolkata a long time ago as Dhoni was also invited to the tournament. I remember Dhoni had recently made his team India debut and he was considered one of the most dangerous ball hitters going around.”
“We opened the innings together and I remember that I was batting on 36 runs and Dhoni was on nine. He said to me ‘take a single and give him the strike’, and before I realized it, I was still batting on 41 and he had completed his century. I have learned a lot from him in the past years and we both share the same temperament while playing the game,” said the Bengal wicketkeeper-batter.
Dhoni stepped down as the captain of CSK days before the new season kicked off with CSK's opening match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). The four-time champions have had a dismal season, having lost five of their six matches so far.
Meanwhile, Saha who represented Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the previous edition of the IPL, was roped in by new franchise Titans for Rs 1.9 crore.
