Before the IPL 2024, Suresh Raina, Parthiv Patel, and RP Singh showered praise on CSK skipper Dhoni, saying, “He’s Not Just a Player, He’s an Emotion.”

The highly expected IPL 2024 is around the corner and the energy in the discussion is discernable. Holders Chennai Super Rulers will see to protect their title, in what may be charismatic captain MS Dhoni’s last season as an dynamic play, as they get their campaign underway against Regal Challengers Bangalore on the 22nd of March.

Ahead of the curtain-raiser of the money-rich T20 alliance previous player and savants Suresh Raina, RP Singh and Partiv Patel, who have all shared the dressing room with the incredible captain at diverse focuses in time praised the 42-year-old. Raina, JioCinema IPL master, who has a longstanding relationship with the CSK captain, expressed that the show and fever Dhoni has overseen to create is a moment as it were to the amazing Sachin Tendulkar.

“I saw Sachin Tendulkar get this kind of cherish when we to begin with came into the Indian group. That cherish was showered on Mahi bhai by Indian fans thereafter,” the ‘Chinna Thala’ said. Raina, a portion of different fruitful CSK sides nearby Dhoni too expressed that the skipper’s title was implanted in people’s hearts. “‘MSD, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’ the title alone is implanted in people’s hearts,” the southpaw added. RP Singh said that the gathering Dhoni was given in each diversion final season was past his comprehension.

“Last year, the fan-following he saw was past my understanding. Perhaps, that’s because it’s been built over a long time. MS has performed unimaginably for CSK since the start and has driven them to different trophies,” the previous Group India pacer said. “Last year, individuals thought that it might be his final year as a dynamic player, and it might be their last chance to see him play live.

That may have caused a 25 to 30% increment in his fan-following. The minute he wore his cushions final year, our viewership increased,” the fast added. Singh went on to share an account highlighting the uncommon bond between Dhoni and his multitudinous fans. “I keep in mind this group assembly a long time prior in 2006-2007 when we talked almost what drives players to perform.

At that time, MS said, ‘When I get off a transport, I feel like two individuals are looking at me. When will those two turn to four and when will the four turn to 40? My enthusiasm for the diversion is that I need to play for the fans. I need the fans to see that MS Dhoni hits shots like this,” Singh added. Parthiv Patel, who was too portion of the beginning CSK units, claimed the warmth and adoring appeared by the team’s fans final year was one of the greatest shows of warmth he has witnessed.

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“There have been three occasions of fans appearing this kind of cherish for players. In 2011 when we won the ODI World Container. At that point, when Sachin Tendulkar resigned in 2013, the whole ground held up to listen to his goodbye discourse. And final year at whatever point MS Dhoni played in Chennai, not a single fan would take off until his meet was over,” the previous left-handed opener said. Dhoni’s No.7 shirt and Tendulkar’s No.10 shirt are the as it were two numbers that have been designed in respect to the individual players. Patel included that such respect was as it were conceivable due to the atmosphere the legends have made much appreciated to the adore of the fans. “Look at the two shirts resigned by the BCCI. It appears that Dhoni isn’t fair a player, he’s a feeling. The way he interfaces with individuals, at whatever point he meets individuals anyplace, he’ll conversation to them as deferentially.