Published 15:31 IST, May 4th 2020

Yuzvendra Chahal fondly recalls nickname MS Dhoni specially kept for him in Indian team

Yuzvendra Chahal took to Twitter to express his feelings about the absence of MS Dhoni from behind the stumps who used to guide him while he bowled.

Reported by: Jatin Malu
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Former Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni hasn't featured in any competitive game since end of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. 38-year old, who was on a sabbatical, could have featured in  IPL 2020 but tournament got postponed indefinitely due to ongoing coronavirus pandemic. re's a cloud of uncertainty looming over MS Dhoni's return to international cricket and big question is if he will make it to squad that travels to Australia for  T20 World Cup later this year.

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Yuzvendra Chahal misses being guided by MS Dhoni from behind wicket

MS Dhoni's fans have been desperately wanting to see ir favourite cricketer in action. t only fans but his teammate Yuzvendra Chahal is also missing MS Dhoni. Yuzvendra Chahal has credited MS Dhoni massively for his growth in international cricket on several occasions.

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On Sunday, Yuzvendra Chahal took to Twitter to express his feelings about absence of MS Dhoni from behind stumps who used to guide him while he bowled. Yuzvendra Chahal also revealed that MS Dhoni called him 'Tilli'. Yuzvendra Chahal posted a throwback picture with MS Dhoni and wrote how he missed being called tilli by veteran. Tilli means match stick in English.

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Yuzvendra Chahal gets mellow after revealing MS Dhoni's vacated corner in Indian team bus

In one of  episodes of Chahal TV, a show hosted by Yuzvendra Chahal, re was a revelation that one would have expected. Yuzvendra Chahal, in last bit of episode, went to last corner seat of bus and said something which made every cricket fan emotional. Yuzvendra Chahal showed seat where Dhoni used to sit and told that seat remained vacant in absence of legend and one occupied it w as team missed him very much.

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11:30 IST, May 4th 2020