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\"AnirudhAIFF Media Team<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEW DELHI:<\/strong> BlueTigers midfielder Anirudh Thapa hailed \u2018Captain Cool\u2019 Mahendra Singh Dhoni, stating that the former Indian cricket team captain takes every opportunity to boost the morale of him and his teammates whenever he\u2019s around.<\/p>\n

Thapa took to the official Indian Football Team Instagram handle on Friday (May 9), to answer multiple questions from fans in a live chat. And when asked as to who his favourite cricketer is, the 22-year-old wasted no time in going gaga about \u201cThala Dhoni.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously Thala is my favourite cricketer. Who else can it be for me,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

The midfielder also went on to state how Dhoni would often join the players at Chennaiyin FC for lunch and share different experiences he has had with the Indian cricket team, and his life over the years.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe used to come whenever we had a team lunch. He stayed back to talk to the boys and share his experiences. He\u2019s a very down to earth guy,\u201d continued Thapa. \u201cThere were others who also asked him to come and sit of them, but instead he always preferred to sit with the footballers,\u201d Thapa informed.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019d say, \u2018Let me sit with the boys and let me share some experiences.\u2019 He told us a lot about the struggles he has had to face in his own life, and about his journey in cricket.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe also talked about the feeling and the moment when they won the World Cup. And that is something that I will always embrace because he is such a nice guy. What he has done and how successful he is, can be seen by all. Hats off to you, Thala,\u201d Thapa said with a little salute.<\/p>\n

 Dhoni became only the second Indian captain to win the ICC World Cup, when he lifted the coveted trophy at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai in 2011.<\/p>\n

Thapa also shared his experience about being the Indian U-22 captain for the first time.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly, at that time, I didn\u2019t think that deserved to be the captain. I spoke to my parents before the match but never told them that I was going to captain. It was only then they watched it on TV that they realised it. It was more special because I assisted one goal and we won the match. I was happy that I could make my parents happy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"AnirudhAIFF Media Team<\/strong><\/p>\n

NEW DELHI:<\/strong> BlueTigers midfielder Anirudh Thapa hailed \u2018Captain Cool\u2019 Mahendra Singh Dhoni, stating that the former Indian cricket team captain takes every opportunity to boost the morale of him and his teammates whenever he\u2019s around.<\/p>\n

Thapa took to the official Indian Football Team Instagram handle on Friday (May 9), to answer multiple questions from fans in a live chat. And when asked as to who his favourite cricketer is, the 22-year-old wasted no time in going gaga about \u201cThala Dhoni.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously Thala is my favourite cricketer. Who else can it be for me,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37729,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football-football"],"yoast_head":"\nBlue Tigers midfielder Anirudh Thapa hails 'Captain Cool\u2019 Mahendra Singh Dhoni's attitude - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=37730\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Blue Tigers midfielder Anirudh Thapa hails 'Captain Cool\u2019 Mahendra Singh Dhoni's attitude - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"AIFF Media Team NEW DELHI: BlueTigers midfielder Anirudh Thapa hailed \u2018Captain Cool\u2019 Mahendra Singh Dhoni, stating that the former Indian cricket team captain takes every opportunity to boost the morale of him and his teammates whenever he\u2019s around. 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