Delhi: Rajasthan Royals (RR) captain Sanju Samson recalled his first meeting with former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni before the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. He told how he always wanted to stay close to Dhoni and learn from him.
Talking to Star Sports, Sanju Samson said that his first meeting with MS Dhoni was when he performed brilliantly in an IPL match against CSK in Sharjah. He had scored 70-80 runs in that match and also made man of the match. After the victory, he got a chance to meet Dhoni and both of them started talking.
‘A dream for me’
Samson said, “Like every Indian young cricketer, I also always wanted to live around MS Dhoni. Every time we used to play against CSK, I wanted to sit and talk near them, wanted to know how they do things. This was a dream for me. Now I often meet them. Just yesterday I met him. It is like a blessing for me that I can sit with my ideal and shoot and do events. It really feels like the dream come true. “
Find out why sanju samson wanted to defeat csk so badly just to approach ms dhoni and what that moment meaning for him.
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In IPL 2025, both players will be seen playing against each other. CSK and RR will be played in Guwahati on 30 March.
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