Sameer Rizvi on MS Dhoni IPL: Sameer Rizvi told

Sameer Rizvi on Dhoni

: Sameer Rizvi (Sameer Rizvi vs GT IPL 2024), who made a splash in the UPT20 league last year, batted brilliantly in the last minute of the match against Gujarat and won the heart of Dhoni (MS Dhoni CSK).

After the match, Rizvi talked about this and said that the way the situation was in the 19th over when I was sent, if any ball was on my radar, I was going to hit it big... the very first ball was on my radar. I was there and I hit him for a six.

Let us tell you that last year in the UPT20 league, this young batsman scored 455 runs in 10 matches at an average of more than 50, out of which two centuries and one half-century. His runs came at a strike rate of more than 188.

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 In 11 T20s for UP, he scored 295 runs with two fifties at an average of 49.16 and a strike rate of over 134.

Earlier in February, he had scored a triple century during the Colonel CK Nayudu Trophy quarter-final against Saurashtra, Rizvi scored 312 runs in 266 balls, his innings was studded with 33 fours and 12 sixes, at a strike rate of 117.29. Had created a blast.

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Rizvi said that he was happy to be selected by the Yellow franchise as it was his lifelong dream to meet Dhoni.

Taking his point further he said, "When the auction happened, CSK picked me, I was happy because it was a dream to meet MS Dhoni, leave alone playing with him...it's complete. I want to meet him more." "Got to learn a lot from the staff. I'm trying to learn."

Do the best you can."

Apart from this, remembering Dhoni's advice, Rizvi said that "India's World Cup winning captain had told him to play his natural game... Mahi Bhai has told me to play the way I play, he Told that the game is the same, the skills are the same, but the mentality is different.. He advised me not to feel pressure and play as per the situation. He told me to take care of my nervousness in front of the huge crowd in the first match ."

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Regarding his jersey number, Rizvi said, "He originally wore number seven but had to be satisfied with number one because his favorite number was already being used by none other than Dhoni... My jersey. The number is seven.. I couldn't get it. So I got jersey number one. Everyone in this team loves each other and supports each other. I was playing IPL for the first time and everyone supported me completely. Encouraged me from the heart... Whenever I want to ask something, I ask my teammates. I ask them about the mentality of batting. I want to learn these things."