Star player from Shah Rukh Khan’s KKR remembers getting hit by MS Dhoni in CSK nets, says…
New Delhi: Varun Chakravarthy recently shared in an interview his experience of bowling to MS Dhoni as a net bowler at the beginning of his IPL career.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) legend MS Dhoni, who is also known as ‘Thala’, has guided the franchise to five IPL titles. Varun Chakravarthy who is currently world No.1 T20I bowler, began his IPL journey as a net bowler for CSK before joining Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
Chakravarthy spoke about how he was amazed by MSD’s fan following
During an interview with Gaurav Kapoor on ‘Breakfast with Champions’, the spinner spoke about how he was amazed by MSD’s massive fan following.
“So CSK, when the place they are staying, the hotel where they stay and Chepauk Stadium – on the way is my house. So there used to be, used to be jam-packed, because CSK is going for practice. So there have been times when I, when I followed them, the bus and all those things also. But cut to that, I was bowling to MSD and it was a great experience. But obviously, to bowl to him, the whole crowd was just to see CSK practice, there used to be 10,000-15,000 people who just turn up to see the sessions,” he said.
When questioned whether he had ever managed to outsmart Dhoni in the nets, he said, “Yeah, there were few times I did get the better of him, but there was a lot of times he smacked the life out of me.”
Varun reflected on the love that Dhoni receives
Varun also revealed that Dhoni is admired not just in Chennai but across India, recalling how he was amazed when “Thala” walked out to bat, breaking all records of recorded decibel levels.
“But the thing is, it’s not only in Tamil Nadu that he gets this love wherever CSK goes and plays. The whole stadium is yellow, playing in Eden Gardens is also,” Varun said.
“There was one time when they tweeted that this was the loudest cheer ever. Some it just crossed some decibel, and it was against KKR, and I was standing, at short fine-leg. Dhoni walked past me. My God, that sound I’ve never heard that’s like, let’s like craziest sound you can ever,” he recalled.
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- Varun Chakravarthy who is currently world No.1 T20I bowler, began his IPL journey as a net bowler for CSK before joining Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
- Chakravarthy recently shared in an interview his experience of bowling to MS Dhoni as a net bowler at the beginning of his IPL career.
- Varun Chakravarthy also revealed that Dhoni is admired not just in Chennai but across India.
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