“Each Time We Performed In opposition to Chennai Tremendous Kings, I Wished To…”: Sanju Samson’s Huge Assertion On MS Dhoni

Forward of the Indian Premier League 2025, Rajasthan Royals (RR) captain Sanju Samson described how a lot he values spending time with former India and Chennai Tremendous Kings skipper MS Dhoni. Dhoni will likely be taking part in within the 2025 IPL season for Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK), chasing his sixth title. Underneath the management of Ruturaj Gaikwad. CSK will begin off their marketing campaign towards five-time champions and arch-rivals Mumbai Indians (MI) at their residence floor of Chepauk.

“Like each younger Indian cricketer, I at all times wished to be round MS Dhoni. Each time we performed towards CSK, I wished to sit down and speak to him, ask him how he does issues. It was a dream for me. I bear in mind taking part in a match towards CSK in Sharjah, the place I lastly carried out nicely, scored round 70-80 runs, gained the sport, and have become the Man of the Match. After that, I met Mahi bhai, and since then, our relationship has grown. Even now, I meet him typically. Simply yesterday, I met him once more. It is really a blessed feeling–to go from idolizing him to now sitting with him for shoots and occasions. I really feel like I am dwelling my dream,” Samson stated whereas talking on JioHotstar as part of the ‘SuperStar’ programme.

Forward of the 2025 season, Dhoni was retained as an uncapped participant by CSK at Rs 4 crore. IPL had launched a brand new rule forward of final yr’s public sale, permitting franchises to retain gamers within the uncapped class in the event that they haven’t performed worldwide cricket for 5 years.

Since his retirement from worldwide cricket in 2020, Dhoni has solely appeared within the IPL. Within the 2024 season, he scored 161 runs at a strike price of 220 and a median of 53.66 after 11 innings, staying unbeaten eight occasions and fulfilling the position of a finisher for the five-time champions.

Dhoni is the sixth-highest run-getter in IPL historical past, with 5.243 runs in 264 matches and 229 innings at a median of 39.12, a strike price of 137.53 and 24 fifties. His finest rating is 84*. Apart from CSK, he additionally performed for Rising Pune Supergiant (RPG), a now-defunct franchise, from 2016-17.