Ahead of the IPL Qualifier 1, Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya said one needs to be a “proper devil” to harbour grudges against Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who is probably playing his last IPL season.
“Many think that Dhoni isn’t serious at all. I crack jokes and I don’t see him as Mahendra Singh Dhoni,” he said in a video posted by Gujarat Titans.
“Obviously, I have learned a lot of things from him, a lot of positive things, which I have learned from him just while watching, not even much talking.”
“But for me, he’s just my dear friend, dear brother, who I do pranks on, who I chill with, and I will always be a Mahendra Singh Dhoni fan, and for so many fans out there and so many cricket lovers. You need to be a proper devil to hate Mahendra Singh Dhoni,” he added.
Captain. Leader. Legend.@msdhoni is an emotion 💙 Here’s a special tribute from @hardikpandya7 to the one and only Thala ahead of a special matchday in Chennai! 🤝#GTvCSK | #PhariAavaDe | #TATAIPL Playoffs 2023 pic.twitter.com/xkrJETARbJ
— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) May 23, 2023
Pandya also debunked the myth that Dhoni, one of the most successful captains in the sport, was a serious person.
The country’s top all-rounder also said that for him MSD was like a brother who he could chill around with. “For me, he’s just my dear friend, dear brother, who I do pranks, who I chill.”
In January 2016, Hardik Pandya made his India debut against Australia under Dhoni’s leadership, and they shared the same dressing room for a long time.
Chennai Super Kings, captained by MS Dhoni, and Gujarat Titans, led by Hardik Pandya, will clash in Qualifier 1 of the IPL at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday.
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