Rahul Tripathi Recalls MS Dhoni's Calming Advice During IPL Debut: 'Play Your Game'

Rahul Tripathi Recalls MS Dhoni's Calming Advice During IPL Debut: In relation to the IPL debut of Tripathi Rahul, the advice given to him by MS Dhoni rings a bell. At that time, Tripathi was a member of the Rising Pune Super Giant squad, which played in the IPL along with Dhoni for a two-year period during the IPL's history. The 34-year-old mentioned how he had the privilege of having a chat with Dhoni in the dressing room the day prior to his debut in 2017 during a recollection session where he shared his experience.

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On the House of Glory podcast-an initiative by the Gagan Narang Sports Foundation-Tripathi narrates that he was closely following the Indian icon when he asked him to follow him for a talk. He said that Dhoni told him simply not to try anything too different or think anything extra and play as one would practice.

Tripathi said the advice imparted by Dhoni had instilled confidence and calmed his nerves.

Tripathi said that he felt blessed to have got the time to spend with Dhoni and said that CSK legend always keeps things simple.

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“Two days before I was going to play my first match, I was observing him in the dressing room. He called me and told me not to try or think anything extra and asked me to play the way I was playing while training. Given that this advice came from a cricketer of that stature and the fact that I was going to play my debut match, it gave me a lot of confidence. It really calmed my nerves,” said Tripathi.

Rahul's case would again be the same as he would be playing under Dhoni again in the coming season of the IPL for CSK. Chennai will kick off this IPL with two home games against Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

“I am blessed to have gotten the time to spend with him. It’s a dream of many people in the cricket world to share cricketing experiences with him and play alongside him. And by being with him, I have seen that he keeps it simple,” he further added.

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