Star India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja recently recalled his first meeting with none other than legendary MS Dhoni in 2005. However, Jadeja made his debut under MS Dhoni way back in 2009 and became a true all-rounder across all three formats. He emerged as the ‘trump card’ of Dhoni, often providing him with crucial breakthroughs and playing match-winning knocks down the order as well.

Recently, Jadeja recalled his first meeting with Dhoni way back in 2005 during the Challengers Trophy 2005 in Chennai and shared how he was hesitant to go up and talk to him. Jadeja also revealed that he’s still hesitant to talk to him when the latter isn’t in the mood.

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“I first met MS Dhoni during the Challengers Trophy 2005 in Chennai. I was coming from Mumbai and I guess he was also coming from there in the same flight. I was sitting in the economy class and he was sitting in the business class. Everybody was saying Dhoni is sitting in front there but I was hesitant to meet him. Even now, I still get hesitant to meet him when he is not in the mood. He doesn’t say anything but it’s clearly visible on his face that he is not in the mood,” Jadeja said in the latest episode of Kutti Stories with Ash on R Ashwin’s YouTube channel.

Furthermore, Jadeja also shared how he was supposed to go to the team hotel with Dhoni, but eventually had to go alone. However, apart from Team India, both have played for CSK in the IPL.

“At that time, I was a kid, so it was like he was MS Dhoni and when I saw him on the flight, he had long hair. Our manager said that we have to go with Dhoni from the airport to the team hotel. I was hesitant and thought, how can I go with him? Luckily, his phone got dropped on the floor and he had to wait. I thought this was the chance to get out of there, at that time I used to think about what I would talk to him, he is MS Dhoni,” Ravindra Jadeja concluded.