
'Was nobody in CSK in IPL 2008. Then Dhoni...: Ashwin reveals career-changing MSD call after felicitation for 100 Tests
Hindustan TimesIndia bowler Ravichandran Ashwin was on Saturday felicitated at a function organised by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association to celebrate his astounding feat of 500 wickets and a century of Test appearances for India, which was achieved during the recent home series against England. But in his moment of joy in that function in Chennai, Ashwin did not forget to drop a mention of the career-changing moment, courtesy of a decision from MS Dhoni, back in his IPL days with Chennai Super Kings, which is fondly recalled to date. R Ashwin pays ultimate tribute to MS Dhoni Dhoni has always been a master of out-of-the-box strategies, one of which was witnessed back in the IPL 2011 final when Chennai were up against Royal Challengers Bangalore. He gave me an opportunity with the new ball to go head on with Chris Gayle and 17 years later Anil bhai would be talking about the same episode," he recalled.
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