After Urvil Patel was called up for CSK as an injury substitute in the IPL 2025, he shared the counsel he received from MS Dhoni. CSK uploaded a video of their conversation with the wicketkeeper batter on their social media accounts. During the conversation, Patel disclosed Dhoni’s advice to him.
According to Urvil Patel, the captain of CSK asked him to keep playing the same way. Dhoni asked him to keep his batting the same, he added. Dhoni desired Urvil to bat his way without regard for other people’s opinions. He said Dhoni’s speech was brief—about five seconds—and straightforward.
“Aisa bola ki jo khelta aa rahe ho waise bindass khelo, mahi bhai ne bas sirf aisa?” Sochega aise kuch nahi hai kya koi. Best wishes, Sirf tum bindass kehlo. Bohot hi simple. He advised me to simply keep playing the way I have been and not to worry about what other people might think. Five seconds mai ho gaya tha unka. He wished me luck and advised me to play my game. It was pretty easy. Urvil Patel added, “He finished in five seconds.”
Accha lag raha hai bohot hi: Urvil Patel
Urvil first encountered MS Dhoni while playing for the Titans in Qualifier 1 of the 2023 Indian Premier League between CSK and GT. He disclosed the exchange of words between him and the renowned player when they first met. From being his opponent to wearing the same shirt, sharing the same dressing room, and playing beneath him, Urvil said he had gone a long way.
Toh pehli baar unse baat hua tha, jab mai unse pehli baar mila tha playoffs mai 2023 mai CSK vs GT mei. In this picture, the tab shows that the GT is wearing a jersey, and the CSK is wearing a jersey. Toh bohot accha lagta hai, abhi woh picture dekhta hu. Abhi unke sath dressing room sharing karne mil raha hai, sirf unko milne ka sapna tha, jisko idol manta tha. Dono ek hi jersey mai, unke beneath mujhe playing 11 mai jagah mil rahi hai. Urvil said, “Toh bohot hi accha lag raha hai.”
This means: “I spoke to him for the first time during a CSK vs. GT game during the 2023 playoffs. When I was wearing the GT jersey and he was wearing the CSK jersey, we took a photo together. I feel great when I look at the picture now. I shared the dressing room with him, I dreamed of meeting him, and I viewed him as my idol. Under him, I get to play in the starting eleven, and we both wear the same jersey. Thus, I feel great.
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