New Delhi, Jun 18 (UNI) India spinner R Ashwin has called MS Dhoni as a 'huge influence' on his career, revealing that he badly wanted to get former India captain’s attention during his early IPL stint at the Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
Ashwin got his first IPL contract with CSK, one of the most successful IPL sides, in 2008 and he believes that stint with team shaped his career.
'IPL and CSK is a stage that everyone wants. For me it was more about recognition. MSD did not know who Ashwin is, (Matthew) Hayden and (Muttiah) Muralithan did not know who Ashwin is. The first thing that came to my mind was that 'I will show these people that Ashwin is here',' Ashwin told Harsha Bhogle on 'Cricbuzz in Conversation'.