Gujarat Titans Captain Hardik Pandya Expresses His Admiration For MS Dhoni

The Qualifier 1 match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 features a clash between friends, mentor, and protege as defending champions Gujarat Titans take on four-time winners Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday. GT captain Hardik Pandya will face his friend and mentor MS Dhoni hoping to continue his winning streak against CSK.

Pandya revealed his personal equation with MS Dhoni ahead of the IPL 2023 Qualifier 1 and shared his admiration for him. In a video posted by Gujarat Titans, he said, “A lot of people think that Mahi is serious and all that. For me, I crack jokes with him and don’t see him as Mahendra Singh Dhoni.”

GT skipper added that he had learned a lot of things from his “dear friend and brother” MS Dhoni. “Obviously, I have learned a lot of positive things from him, just by watching him. Not even much talking. But for me, he’s just my dear friend, dear brother, who I do pranks with, who I chill with.” Pandya further mentioned that he will always be a Mahendra Singh Dhoni fan and asked fans to appreciate him more.

Meanwhile, CSK all-rounder Moeen Ali talked about what sets MS Dhoni apart from the rest of the captains in the IPL. “What separates MS from everybody else as captain in many ways is that, say guys have a couple of bad games, especially in the first couple of games, and I think every other team would drop the player or say ‘look you are probably not good enough right now’.

And that’s where MS sees things and coaches see things in players. They see the potential and give them chances. Most teams don’t do that. Most teams don’t stick with the players long,” he added.

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