Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni indicators on the shirt of former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar put up IPL match towards KKR, at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday.
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Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar reveals experiencing an “emotional moment” when he bought M.S. Dhoni’s autograph on his shirt after Chennai Super Kings’ final league spherical match on the Chepauk towards Kolkata Knight Riders on this IPL.
Gavaskar, who was on the sphere with the printed unit after the sport on Sunday evening, requested Dhoni to signal his shirt as CSK gamers have been doing a lap of honour across the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
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“When I got to know about Chennai Super Kings and MS Dhoni are going to take a lap of honour at Chepauk, I decided to create a special memory. That’s why I ran towards MSD to take his autograph. It was his last home game at Chepauk,” Gavaskar was quoted as saying on Star Sports.
“So, I went to Mahi and requested him to sign an autograph on the shirt that I was wearing. It was so nice of him to acknowledge it. It was a very emotional moment for me because this fellow has made immense contributions to Indian cricket,” he said in a release.
CSK are currently placed second in the standings and looks set to make the IPL playoffs. But it is yet to be determined whether the Dhoni-led side would be back at the Chepauk, which will host the Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator.
“Of course, he will get a chance to play here if CSK qualifies for the playoffs. But I decided to make that moment special. I was fortunate enough that someone in the camera unit had a marker pen. So, I am thankful to that person as well,” said Gavaskar, also a former India captain.
Gavaskar also recalled two special moments of Indian cricket history.
“Kapil Dev lifting the 1983 WC Trophy and MS Dhoni hitting that successful six within the 2011 WC closing are the 2 cricketing moments I’d like to see earlier than I die,” he stated.
