If playing against him was not enough, Varun Chakravarthy ended up bowling Mahendra Singh Dhoni out and described the moment as “surreal”, three years after watching him from the stands at Chepauk with big dreams in his eyes.
Chakravarthy, a mystery spinner, capped off what was a memorable day for him in the IPL by getting photographed with the World Cup-winning skipper.
Representing KKR, Chakravarthy dismissed Dhoni at a crucial stage in their IPL match against Chennai Super Kings on Wednesday.
“Three years back, I used to come to the Chepauk stand and sit with the audience, crowd,” he told Rahul Tripathi in a video posted by iplt20.Com.
“I used to come just to see Dhoni batting. Now I bowled against him. It was a surreal moment for me.”
Chasing a tricky target of 168 on a slow pitch, the veteran was just bracing up to cut loose when the 29-year-old spinner from Tamil Nadu spoiled his plans.
“Today’s wicket was very flat. My thought was, it was a 180-run wicket. So it was not turning a great deal. Mahi bhai was going well. I just thought that if I can land the ball in good length I might have a chance to take his wicket.
“Thankfully I was able to execute it well. After the match I took a picture with Dhoni sir. I just want to say one thing in Tamil — Thala, thala dhaan.”