Veteran India batsman Wriddhiman Saha has recalled an incident when he opened the innings along with MS Dhoni during a local tournament in Kolkata. Saha has revealed the incident in a video shared by Gujarat Titans on their social media account and he has said that by the time he reached the score of 41 there, Dhoni had completed his century.

MS Dhoni and Wriddhiman Saha had played for Team India for almost a decade before the former retired from international cricket in 2020. While Dhoni became the first-choice wicket-keeper for the side, as well as the captain, Saha was mostly a reserve wicket-keeper.

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“Mahindra Singh Dhoni is a well-known name. Once we were playing in a tournament in Kolkata a long time ago as Dhoni was also invited to the tournament. I remember Dhoni had recently made his team India debut and he was considered one of the most dangerous ball hitters going around,” Saha said in the video shared by the Gujarat Titans.

“We opened the innings together and I remember that I was batting on 36 runs and Dhoni was on nine. He said to me ‘take a single and give him the strike’, and before I realized it, I was still batting on 41 and he had completed his century. I have learned a lot from him in the past years and we both share the same temperament while playing the game,” he further added.

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Meanwhile, MS Dhoni has stepped down as the captain of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) just days prior to the IPL 2022 opener against Kolkata Knight Riders. He handed the responsibility to Ravindra Jadeja. Saha, on the other hand, was bought by the Gujarat Titans for INR 1.9 crore at the 2022 mega auction in February as well.