Watch: 'Aap Dhoni hain, mai Dahani hu' - Pakistan pacer recalls meeting with MS Dhoni

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: May 5, 2024, 12:09 IST

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The fan base of former India skipper and 2011 World Cup-winner MS Dhoni extends far beyond borders, reaching even across to Pakistan, where it embraces admirers like Pakistan's quick bowler Shahnawaz Dahani. Dahani recently reminisced about his encounter with the Indian cricket icon in a video that has regained attention on social media.

Watch: 'Aap Dhoni hain, mai Dahani hu' - Pakistan pacer recalls meeting with MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni and Shahnawaz Dahani (Photo Source: X)

Former India captain MS Dhoni's fan-following transcends boundaries and also includes fans from across the border in Pakistan, one of which is Pakistan fast bowler Shahnawaz Dahani, who recalled his meeting with the Indian legend in a video that has resurfaced on social media.
During their meeting in 2021, Shahnawaz famously said to the 2011 ODI World Cup-winning captain: "Aap Dhoni hain, mai Dahani hu."
Dhoni was the Indian team's mentor during the 2021 T20 World Cup when the two met.

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In the video that is circulating on microblogging platform 'X', Shahnawaz is talking to a reporter, recalling his meeting with the Indian icon.
"He is a personality that people in the entire world crave to see, his followers, his fans. I am one of them. When he was there and I knew we had a match next week with India...there was a moment where I said to him 'aap Dhoni hain, mai Dahani hu'. He laughed a lot about it. After the match, I met him, got a picture clicked with him. He met me very warmly and the picture went viral. It was my dream to get clicked with Mahendra Singh Dhoni. That's an oustanding memory for me," Dahani told the reporter.
Dahani has played 2 ODIs and 11 T20Is for Pakistan. Dhoni is currently playing what could be his last Indian Premier League season, having retired from international cricket in 2020.

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