Chennai Super Kings (CSK) wicketkeeper-batter Urvil Patel has shared the advice he got from the captain, MS Dhoni, while thanking the team management for backing him during the IPL 2025 as well. The youngster also said the franchise gave him the liberty to play freely, which helped him bring the best out of himself.

Urvil Patel told the GC Podcast YouTube Channel: “There was a strong instruction that I would play three matches. They asked me to play like I did in trial matches. As a player, I also need freehand. I got the opportunity that I wanted. It was the best option for me. Mahi bhai told me just one thing. He didn’t say whether I did right or wrong. He told me when I got out, ‘You tried hard at the shot, it would have gone for 6 or 4 if you had played it safe.’ From the next match, play it safe, not try too hard, ‘You already have a lot of power.’ Somewhere, others also appreciated me.”

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Urvil Patel opined on his first impression of MS Dhoni after joining CSK as a replacement for injured wicketkeeper-batter Vansh Bedi in the middle of the IPL 2025.

“29:06 – Mahi bhai stays simple, congratulates a newcomer. He says, ‘Do what you’ve been doing. Don’t think much.’ I haven’t much, as I see you play matches, I’ll share inputs. It provides clarity,” he concluded.