IPL 2022: Rajvardhan Hangargekar reveals his adulation for MS Dhoni – U19 World Cup star Rajvardhan Hangargekar is one of the bright and upcoming talents in Indian cricket and had his dream come true moment after CSK picked him up in the IPL 2022 auction. Hangargekar, who hails from Maharashtra, was picked up for 1.5 crore by the four-time champions after an intense bidding war with Mumbai Indians. The 19-year-old revealed that he has been a massive fan of CSK and spoke about his love for MS Dhoni. Follow Insidesport.in for IPL 2022 auction updates.
IPL 2022: “I have always been a die hard fan of MS Dhoni” – U19 World Cup star Rajvardhan Hangargekar’s dream comes true with 1.5 Crore CSK deal
Young India all-rounder Rajvardhan Hangargekar has said that he has always been a die-hard fan of MS Dhoni so it is a dream come true for him to be picked up by the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the mega auction.
Hangargekar was picked up by Chennai Super Kings in the IPL mega auction last week for Rs 1.5 crore. “Winning the U19 World Cup was a really good moment for all of us, this thing we will cherish for our entire life. Everyone wants to play in the IPL, by the time my name came up in the auction, that was the amount I got excited about. When MI and CSK were fighting it out for me in the auction, that was a great moment for me,” Hangargekar said in a video posted on the official website of IPL.
“I have always been a die-hard fan of MS Dhoni, my father used to like CSK a lot, he really loved Dhoni and he always wanted me to play for CSK. I am really happy to play with his franchise, so I am really happy about it,” he added.
IPL 2022: “I have always been a die hard fan of MS Dhoni” – U19 World Cup star Rajvardhan Hangargekar’s dream comes true with 1.5 Crore CSK deal
Further talking about MS Dhoni, the young India all-rounder said: “He can teach me about the mindset, I will ask him about things because this chance won’t come that often.”
“My mindset is to play like West Indies cricketers, I like to bowl fast and I like to bit big sixes. I have been working on my strength, I just want to watch the ball and hit it beyond the boundary,” he added.
CSK squad for IPL 2022: MS Dhoni, Moeen Ali, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, Ambati Rayudu, Dwayne Bravo, Robin Uthappa, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Maheesh Theekshana, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Simarjeet Singh, Devon Conway, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Subhranshu Senapati, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, C Hari Nishaanth, N Jagadeesan, Chris Jordan, K Bhagath Varma.
IPL 2022: “I have always been a die hard fan of MS Dhoni” – U19 World Cup star Rajvardhan Hangargekar’s dream comes true with 1.5 Crore CSK deal
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