20-07-2025
'I Want You To Meet Mahi Bhai': How Urvil Patel Convinced Father To Watch Him Play
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CSK's Urvil Patel has shared how he convinced his father to watch him play in IPL 2025 and meet MS Dhoni.
Star Chennai Super Kings wicketkeeper-batter Urvil Patel has revealed that his parents hesitate to watch him play, but during IPL 2025, he convinced his father to come to the match venue to beat former India captain MS Dhoni, if not watch his son play as well.
Urvil revealed how he dealt with the pressure ahead of his Indian Premier League debut as things turned around for him, from going unsold at the IPL 2025 mega auction to getting picked as a replacement cricketer.
Urvil replaced the injured Vansh Bedi for Chennai midway through IPL 2025 but made an impact in the short duration.
'My parents hesitate to watch me play. I told my father that whether you watch the game or not, I want you to meet Mahi bhai. My father then especially came to watch the match because of him," Urvil said while speaking on the GC Podcast.
'He enjoyed it because there were a lot of families, and Kasi Sir was also there. There was an introduction and all, so he enjoyed it. At last, we met Mahi bhai at the hotel and it was a special moment for everyone," Urvil added.
The youngster also said that before making his debut, he felt there would be pressure, but when he entered the ground, he didn't feel anything.
'At first, I thought there would be a lot of crowds. There will be pressure, but I don't know why, but when I made my debut, I didn't think about anything. I felt like I was playing in domestics," Urvil said.
'The only thing on my mind was that I had nothing to lose this year. I will only gain. Somewhere, I was fully blank," Urvil added.
Only three days before his record 28-ball hundred against Tripura, the star wicketkeeper had gone unsold in the IPL 2025 mega auction after being part of the Gujarat Titans' team in 2023 without playing a match.
Urvil played three matches in IPL 2025, scoring 68 runs at a stunning strike rate of 212.5 and Chennai won two of those games.
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