Saurav Chauhan didn’t play in the first match but later appeared in three games for RCB in IPL 2024
Saurav Chauhan, who plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore, shared an interesting story on a podcast with Ishan Joshi about meeting MS Dhoni for the first time during IPL 2024. After RCB’s season opener against CSK at Chepauk, where RCB lost, Saurav and a few teammates went to meet Dhoni, a dream moment for many young players.
It has now become a routine for young players to meet their idols after every IPL match and seek some tips from them.
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Speaking on a podcast, Saurav said that when he asked Dhoni to sign at the back of his jersey, he accidentally gave him a marker that was not working.
“I wanted MS Dhoni’s autograph on the back of my T-shirt. He asked me to bring a marker so that he could sign. I ran to take a marker, and there were two markers, one was open, one was closed. I was in a hurry, so I took the open one, which was not working, and I gave it to him. “
Dhoni tried to sign with the marker, but it didn’t work. He joked about the quality of the marker and before Saurav could get another marker, Dhoni went himself and took another marker.
“Kya sasta marker le kar aa gaya hai tu yaha pe, chal bhi nahi raha.’ (From where did you get this cheap marker? It’s not even working.) Then, before I left to change the marker, Dhoni himself went to take the other marker and gave me his autograph,” Saurav added.
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It did not feel like I was talking to MS Dhoni. He was so humble
Saurav on the same podcast also shared that they had to wait around 15 minutes to meet Dhoni, as he was busy. However, when Dhoni arrived, he greeted everyone warmly and treated them with kindness and humility. Saurav and other team mates wanted to click pictures and also took some batting tips from the legend.
“I waited for 15 to 20 minutes to meet him. Actually, he had gone inside, and I was waiting outside with some other RCB youngsters. So, we told the officials we want to click pictures with him. We were told to wait for 10 minutes because he was busy,” Chauhan said.
“Then, we went inside and spoke with him. At that time, it did not feel like I was talking to MS Dhoni. He was so humble. I took some batting tips from him,” he added.
Saurav Chauhan didn’t play in the first match but later appeared in three games for RCB, scoring 18 runs.
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