When Amitabh Bachchan Was in Absolute Awe of MS Dhoni
In the lengthy blog post, the Amitabh Bachchan shared an incident when MS Dhoni visited him on the "Baghban" set.
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Big B wrote a blog post about his encounters with cricketers
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Dhoni has often stated that he is a fan of Amitabh Bachchan
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Dhoni had not been in great form in the IPL
Actor Amitabh Bachchan has revealed that when Mahendra Singh Dhoni visited him on the set of 2003 film "Baghban", the entire cast and crew, including him, was in awe of the former India captain. Big B, in his blog, revisited some of the memorable moments when he met cricketers like Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar.
In the lengthy post, the "Piku" star shared an incident when Dhoni visited him on the "Baghban" set.
"The memory goes on for years and years. Right down to present times and Sachin and M.S. Dhoni and all the younger players that exhibit such tremendous energy and skills on the pitch. Dhoni walking on to the set of 'Baghban' while I was shooting and all of us in absolute awe of the man," he wrote.
Big B also recounted how once while playing a friendly match with cricketers, he got slammed when he failed to recognise the late spin bowler Vinoo Mankad.
"Those friendly charity cricket matches that the film industry played with the Indian team. That moment when I was bowling and the umpire guiding me by telling me to bowl over the wicket and shorter."
"And I was looking at him with some dismay, as to why he was guiding me and me not liking being told like so. And on disclosing my displeasure to another team member, he telling me off with: 'You absolute idiot. That umpire is the great Vinoo Mankad. And me not knowing where to hide my face from this spin bowling giant, Mr Mankad," he added.
The 74-year-old is often seen enjoying Indian Premier League games alongside his son Abhishek Bachchan.
(With inputs from IANS)