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News18
20-07-2025
- Sport
- News18
'I Want You To Meet Mahi Bhai': How Urvil Patel Convinced Father To Watch Him Play
Last Updated: 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. view comments First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
India Today
01-06-2025
- Sport
- India Today
CSK youngster meets MS Dhoni with family: Great leader, greater human being
Young wicketkeeper-batter Urvil Patel shared a heartwarming post on social media, expressing his gratitude for the opportunity to play under MS Dhoni at Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2025. Urvil was brought in as a replacement player after Delhi's Vansh Bedi was ruled out due to injury. He made an immediate impact, scoring a valuable 31 and 37 in the three matches he was his IPL debut, Urvil struck 31 off just 11 balls against the Kolkata Knight Riders, and followed it up with a blistering 37 off 19 balls against Gujarat Titans in what turned out to be his third and final match of the season. | IPL 2025 Coverage |Urvil posted a photo of his family meeting MS Dhoni, along with a special signed jersey from the Chennai Super Kings captain. In his Instagram post, he reflected on his short yet memorable journey with the Super Kings. 'Grateful for the incredible opportunity to play under the legendary leadership of MS Dhoni,' Urvil wrote.'Every moment with Thala — on and off the field — has been a masterclass in calmness, leadership, and humility. I've already learned so much, and I'm excited to keep growing under his standing beside him in the dressing room to sharing the field during a match, every second has felt like a dream come true. What made it even more special was having my family there to experience it — moments we'll never forget.' View this post on Instagram A post shared by Urvil mukesh patel (@urvil_patel_37)Urvil also shared a photo of the signed jersey, which bore a special message from the man himself.'And now, a jersey signed with 'Best Wishes Urvil' by Dhoni bhai himself — that one's going in the frame forever.'Truly an inspiring journey with a great leader and an even greater human being,' he 26, has played 50 T20s, amassing 1,230 runs at a strike rate of 172.26. The Gujarat batter also notched up his maiden first-class century earlier this year, scoring a hundred for Gujarat against Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy quarter-final in he went unsold at the mega auction last year, his impressive showing for the Super Kings in the 2025 season could well see him retained by the franchise for the 2026 campaign. IN THIS STORY#IPL 2025
News18
01-06-2025
- Sport
- News18
'Every Moment With Thala...': CSK Wicketkeeper Posts Heartfelt Message For MS Dhoni
Drafted in as a replacement for Vansh Bedi by Chennai, Urvil made an immediate impression, dispatching the second ball he faced in the Indian Premier League for a six. 'Grateful for the incredible opportunity to play under the legendary leadership of MS Dhoni. Every moment with Thala, on and off the field, has been a masterclass in calmness, leadership and humility," Urvil posted on Instagram. Urvil's 31 off 11 deliveries helped set up Chennai's first successful 180-plus chase in more than six years. advetisement Urvil featured in only three knocks, one of which ended in a two-ball duck, but he showcased glimpses of the aggressive style that can make him a key power-hitter in IPL 2026. Urvil is older than his fellow CSK replacements Ayush Mhatre and Dewald Brevis, at 26, but young enough to have spent a major chunk of his initial years working on his big-hitting skills. Against the Gujarat Titans in their last league game, Urvil got cracking with a six off Mohammed Siraj and, besides Devon Conway, took Chennai to 68/1, their joint-highest powerplay score in IPL 2025. Having come into the Indian Premier League with the reputation of being a pace-hitter in domestic cricket, Urvil took on the spin of R Sai Kishore and Rashid Khan too.
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
IPL 2025: It's future tense for Gujarat Titans
Heavy loss to CSK may see current table toppers lose out on Qualifier 1 AHMEDABAD: (CSK) displayed remarkable batting prowess at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday, with their mid-season acquisitions Ayush Mhatre, Urvil Patel, and Dewald Brevis leading the charge to post an impressive 230/5 against Gujarat Titans. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The five-time IPL champions complemented their batting with excellent fielding and bowling to secure an 83-run victory. Despite this commanding win, CSK finished last in the ten-team standings with eight points. GT accumulated 18 points, but their recent defeats put their top-two position in doubt, pending other results. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. The triumph was initially built on Mhatre's 34 (17b, 3x4, 3x6) in the powerplay, aggressive batting in the middle overs by Urvil (37 off 19b; 4x4, 2x6) and Shivam Dube (17 off 8b; 2x6), and Brevis' (57 off 23b; 4x4, 5x6) scintillating hitting in the death overs. The fireworks started as early as the second over when Mhatre took a special liking to Arshad Khan hitting him for 28 runs. He slammed two sixes over long-on and mid-wicket. He followed it up with two fours on either side of the wicket. The 17-year-old then hooked the left-arm pacer for a maximum over long leg as CSK galloped to 34 in two overs. Prasidh Krishna (2/22) was introduced in the fourth over, and Mhatre who tried to keep going, skied one to mid-off where Mohammad Siraj took a good overhead catch. Urvil flicked Siraj over mid-wicket for a maximum to get going. He hit left-arm spinner R Sai Kishore over deep mid-wicket before falling to the left-arm spinner who had Patel lofting him to skipper Shubman Gill at extra cover. More Than a Team: The Rise of CSK & the Whistle Podu Army Dube smashed two maximums before being caught by Gerald Coetzee off Shahrukh Khan's part-time offspin. Devon Conway (52 off 35b; 6x4, 2x6), at the other end, helped himself to a half-century before being castled by Rashid Khan, as CSK reached 156/4 in the 14th over. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Thereafter, Brevis and Ravindra Jadeja (21* off 18b; 1x4, 1x6) added 74 off 39 balls for the fifth wicket. Brevis showed no mercy on any of the bowlers, depositing Rashid, Siraj (twice), Coetzee, and Prasidh into the stands. In pursuit, the Titans never got going, with Gill (13) edging to Urvil in slips off Anshul Kamboj. Soon, Buttler (5) and Rutherford (0) were sent back by Khaleel Ahmed and Kamboj (3/13), as the Titans slipped to 35/3 in the powerplay. B Sai Sudharsan (41) and Shahrukh (19) added 55 for the fourth wicket before Jadeja (2/17) had both the batters caught at backward point in the 11th over. The lower order tried, but it was too much to do as the Titans were bowled out for 147. Left-arm wrist spinner Noor Ahmad (3/21) leapfrogged Prasidh for the Purple Cap.
New Indian Express
25-05-2025
- Sport
- New Indian Express
Brevis, Mhatre, Urvil shine as CSK crush GT by 83 runs; finish bottom for first time
Dewald Brevis, Ayush Mhatre and Urvil Patel were not even part of Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) squad at the start of IPL 2025. Picked as mid-season replacements, the trio played bright knocks in CSK's final game of the season, offering hope that the future could be just as bright. After 17-year-old Mhatre and local boy Urvil set the platform with blazing 30s, Brevis cracked a 19-ball half-century on a hot afternoon in Ahmedabad. The upshot was CSK finishing with 230 for 5, their highest total in IPL 2025, and signing off with a win. Chennai Super Kings beat Gujarat Titans by 83 runs in what was the final league game for both teams in this season's IPL. The result meant GT missed a golden opportunity to finish in the top two as they will now have to rely on other results. For CSK, the victory was bittersweet, as they finished the campaign at the bottom spot, the first time it has ever happened in IPL history. Chasing a steep target of 231, Gujarat Titans were bowled out for 147 in 18.3 overs. CSK captain MS Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat first. Dewald Brevis and Devon Conway slammed half-centuries to help CSK post a mammoth 230 for 5. Brevis top-scored with a 23-ball 53 before perishing on the final ball of the innings. Conway also struck 52 off 35 balls, but his knock was slightly overshadowed by cameos from Mhatre (34 off 17) and Urvil Patel (37 off 19), who scored at strike rates of 200 and 194 respectively, ensuring the runs came at a fast clip for CSK. Mhatre, CSK's youngest player ever, is an intent machine. When Mohammed Siraj bowled a blameless back-of-a-length delivery on top of the stumps in the first over, he pumped him straight past mid-on for four. In the next over, he clattered left-arm seamer Arshad Khan for a sequence of 6, 6, 4, 4, 6. By the end of that over, Mhatre had raced to 33 off 12 balls. Prasidh Krishna, however, ended Mhatre's innings on 34 off 17 balls in the fourth over with a clever slower variation. CSK were not short of attacking enterprise, though. Urvil got going with an M Vijay-esque six off Siraj and, along with Devon Conway, took CSK to 68 for 1, their joint-highest powerplay score this season. Having come into the IPL with a reputation for being a pace-hitter in domestic cricket, Urvil also took on the spin of R Sai Kishore and Rashid Khan. He moved to 37 off 19 balls before Sai Kishore changed his angle to over the wicket and drew a mis-hit. Conway, becalmed in the early exchanges, exploded when he carted Rashid for two sixes before the wrist-spinner bowled him for 52 off 35 balls in the 14th over. By then, Shivam Dube had already been dismissed by the part-time off-spin of M Shahrukh Khan. GT's chase never truly began. They lost three wickets in the powerplay for the first time this season, which exposed their soft underbelly. CSK cut through it clinically to hand them an 83-run drubbing. Sunday's defeat now leaves GT vulnerable to being overtaken by two of the other three teams in the playoffs. Kamboj wrapped up the win for CSK. Dhoni took an easy catch as Kamboj finished with 3 for 13. Sai Kishore became the last GT batter to fall. The result is irrelevant for CSK as they finished at the bottom for the first time in IPL history. For GT, it was a missed opportunity to seal a top-two finish and they will now depend on other outcomes to determine their path in the playoffs. Chennai Super Kings 230 for 5 (Brevis 53, Conway 52, Prasidh 2-22) beat Gujarat Titans 147 (Sai Sudharsan 41, Kamboj 3-13, Noor 3-21) by 83 runs.
