Sanju Samson has said he waited eight years to have a chat with his hero Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Though Sanju had plenty of opportunities over the years to meet India’s iconic captain, he held himself back, waiting for the right moment.
Sanju Samson said that he always tries to be around MS Dhoni, trying to take advice from the legendary Indian wicketkeeper.
“As every young Indian cricketer, I just wanted to be around M S Dhoni. Just to sit around him was a dream as a young cricketer,” Sanju said in a special IPL show released on JioHotstar. The Kerala wicket-keeper batter said it had always been difficult to get access to Dhoni because of his superstardom. “Each time I tried to meet him, there were 10 guys on this side and another 10 there. I went and met Mahi bhai after eight years of my IPL. I waited. First, I had to win a match against CSK.”
The Royals are scheduled to start their campaign on Sunday, March 23 against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Their match against CSK is on Sunday, March 30 at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.
