Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Priyam Garg reveals that he had not met MS Dhoni before he was picked up for Rs. 1.90 crore by SRH franchise in the IPL 2020 Auction. From just watching his favorite player Dhoni hitting some winning-knocks to meeting Virat Kohli for the first time, Garg has travelled a long journey.
Talking about his records, Priyam has hit off 51 in just 26 balls came against MS Dhoni’s side in the IPL 2020. He took over the responsibilities after the team lost David Warner at 28, Jonny Bairstow (0), Manish Pandey (29) and Kane Williams (9). However, SRH won the match by 7 runs and the boy from Meerut took the title of Man of the Match. His innings included six fours and one six.
When talking to media, Priyam reminisced the moments with MS Dhoni saying, “It was a dream come true for me. I have followed Dhoni sir since my childhood. He is my idol and inspiration too. I followed him closely, be it batting or his captaincy. I have a collection of his batting and match-winning knocks on video and I watch those and learn from hem. Meeting him in person was a dream come true. After the knock he said ‘well played’ to me.”
“I asked him many things about captaincy and taking my game forward. He just said ‘be fit. that’s all. Your fitness will decide your career and how long will you play’. He asked me to focus on my fitness and game plan. He said to take are of my body and said a game plan is a must. ‘Sit and plan your game plan and be fit’. These two things will take you forward. I told him about the videos I have. He laughed and hugged me. It was an emotional moment for me. I asked him about captaincy skills and he explained all that to me. I will never forget those tips from him,” the SRH player recalled.
Priyam further revealed that meeting the Indian captain Virat Kohli also helped him gain his composure in the game.
‘Meeting Virat bhaiya was really amazing. He also told me about the importance of being fit. He said, ‘you can play for a long time if you are fit’. He asked me to focus on my fitness and spend as much time in the nets as possible,” Priyam further spoke about the Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli.
