IPL 2025: Sam Curran reveals MS Dhoni's off-the-field persona

England allrounder Sam Curran expressed his views on spending time with former Chennai Super Kings CSK skipper MS Dhoni Curran stated that Dhonis stressfree easytotalk persona has made him popular among peopleSam Curran was speaking to former England captain Nasser Hussain on Sky Cricket PodcastAhead of the IPL 2025 Sam Curran will now represent CSK after playing for the franchise in the 202021 edition Speaking about MS Dhoni Curran said The other night I was batting with MS and Jadeja Ravindra Jadeja 1130 in the evening I was thinking where in the world would you do this The lights were on and we were just smacking balls everywhere And I was thinking but you have all the local players around the group and they just sit there and they just watch MS It is just more the aura of the guy He is so easy to chat with and I think his calmness I guess the big moments hes been involved inAlso ReadEden Gardens ready for first bloomBut he never seems to panic I feel like the emotion on his face he never really shows too much And even in the hotel now the guys always talk about he leaves his room open guys go and play FIFA with him chat cricket and stuff like that He obviously cant leave the hotel much because he just gets absolutely mobbed he addedAhead of the IPL 2025 CSK will kick start their campaign against archrivals Mumbai Indians on March 23 at the Chepauk StadiumIn the IPL 2025 MS Dhoni will play for CSK under Ruturaj Gaikwads leadership to lay his hands on his sixth title In the previous edition of the cashrich league the Chennaibased franchise missed the chance to cement their place in the playoffs following a poor net run rateWhether the upcoming IPL season with Chennai Super Kings CSK will be the last for Dhoni is uncertain But ever since he retired from international cricket in 2020 there have been speculations over when the legend will pull the curtains on a glorious IPL careerCSK retained MS Dhoni for Rs 4 crore as an uncapped player ahead of the IPL 2025 The IPL introduced a new rule ahead of last years auction allowing franchises to retain players in the uncapped category if they have not played international cricket for five yearsSince he retired from international cricket in 2020 Dhoni has only appeared in the IPL In the 2024 season he scored 161 runs at a strike rate of 220 and an average of 5366 after 11 innings staying unbeaten eight times and fulfilling the role of a finisher for the fivetime championsDhoni is the sixthhighest rungetter in IPL history with 5243 runs in 264 matches and 229 innings at an average of 3912 a strike rate of 13753 and 24 fifties His best score is 84 Other than CSK he also played for Rising Pune Supergiant RPG a nowdefunct franchise from 201617With ANI Inputs