Batter Sameer Rizvi, who made his IPL debut with CSK this year, recalled MS Dhoni told him not to take pressure of being picked for ₹8.4 crore in the auction. "Dhoni said, 'The door of my room is open for everyone...you can come in anytime if you need help'," Rizvi added. The 20-year-old further called Dhoni "very down to earth".