MS Dhoni gifts a signed bat to Kidambi Srikanth
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There is no doubt that former Indian captain MS Dhoni has a massive fan base across the world. But do you know that even sportspersons, outside of cricket, idolize the Indian wicket-keeper batsman? One of them is former world number one badminton player Kidambi Srikanth. When Dhoni came to know this, he gifted Srikanth a special gift. Here's more!
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Dhoni's special gift to Kidambi Srikanth
Thank you @msdhoni for the wonderful gift and can’t tell how happy I am. This just made my day.🤩😁 #MSDhoni #fanmoment pic.twitter.com/0wJhiOsaFW
— Kidambi Srikanth (@srikidambi) May 20, 2018
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Kidambi Srikanth is a huge fan of MS Dhoni
After winning the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games, Kidambi Srikanth revealed that he wanted to imbibe the ability of MS Dhoni to remain calm and composed in pressure situations. Dhoni responded kindly to Kidambi Srikanth's comments and sent him a special gift, an autographed bat. India's chief selector MSK Prasad personally delivered this gift to Srikanth, in Hyderabad, on Dhoni's behalf.
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Kidambi gets a Dhoni signed bat courtesy of MSK Prasad
"Srikanth is the son of my childhood idol...Srikanth is a big fan of Dhoni. One day, he had asked if he could get a gift from Dhoni. I told him if he can reach the top level...then he will get his gift," MSK Prasad said.