DC youngster blind ranks MS Dhoni, AB de Villiers among other T20 finishers post IPL 2025

Delhi Capitals (DC) star Sameer Rizvi marked Chennai Super Kings (CSK) icon MS Dhoni as one of the greatest T20 finishers, among a few other greats of the format. Rizvi did a challenging blindfold task of ranking six legends including MS Dhoni in the format as finishers.

Without any hesitation, the young batter put Dhoni right on the top of the list. Other than the former India skipper, de Villiers, Michael Hussey, Jos Buttler, Kieron Pollard, and Michael Bevan were the contenders. After marking Dhoni as the best finisher of T20, Rizvi placed Pollard, Villiers, Hussey, Buttler, and Bevan in 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th positions, respectively.

Due to the Indian Premier League (IPL), like many emerging cricketers, Sameer Rizvi also got a chance to share a dressing room with some of the big names of the game. CSK was Rizvi's first IPL team in his career. During the IPL 2024, he played a few matches for the multi-time IPL-winning franchise. Then, he got the chance to share some moments with Dhoni. Moments with the legendary keeper-batter were priceless for the Meerut-born cricketer. Sharing a conversation with the former India skipper, Rizvi said that Dhoni advised him to keep his nerves cool under pressure situations.

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Dhoni supported Rizvi off the field 

"He has always supported me off the field, especially on the mental side. He always tells us to stay calm in high-pressure situations and take deep breaths for 5–6 seconds, which will help us relax and think in a better way," Rizvi said. 

The emerging cricketer played 8 matches for CSK in IPL 2025, scoring only 51 runs at an average of 12.75. Ahead of the mega auction, CSK did not retain him, and Rizvi joined Delhi Capitals for IPL 2025, where he scored 121 runs at an average of over 40 and a strike rate of 153.16 in 5 matches.