Pakistan pacer Shahnawaz Dahani recalled his meeting with legendary Indian cricketer MS Dhoni and revealed how he introduced himself to the former India cricketer.

Shahnawaz Dahani was part of the Pakistan squad for the T20 World Cup 2021 which was played in UAE and got to meet MS Dhoni there, who was the mentor for the Indian team. Pakistan had defeated India for the first time in a World Cup game in Dubai in that tournament.

In a video that has surfaced on social media, Dahani fondly remembered meeting the cricketing legend and expressing his admiration by saying, ‘Aap Dhoni hain, mai Dahani hu.’ Dahani said that left MS Dhoni with a huge smile.

"He is a personality that people in the entire world crave to see, his followers, his fans. I am one of them. When he was there and I knew we had a match next week with India...there was a moment where I said to him 'aap Dhoni hain, mai Dahani hu'. He laughed a lot about it. After the match, I met him and got a picture clicked with him. He met me very warmly and the picture went viral. It was my dream to get clicked with Mahendra Singh Dhoni. That's an outstanding memory for me," Dahani told the reporter.

Dahani has played 2 ODIs and 11 T20Is for Pakistan. Meanwhile, MS Dhoni is currently playing for CSK in the IPL 2024 which many see as his final time playing the tournament.