New Delhi, March 6 -- Indian cricketer Rahul Tripathi, in his recent appearance on the House of Glory podcast, an initiative by the Gagan Narang Sports Foundation, revealed how former Indian cricket team captain MS Dhoni's advice helped him ahead of his IPL debut back in 2017.

Tripathi made his IPL debut during the tenth season of the league, when he was part of the Rising Pune Supergiants along with Dhoni. Ahead of his first match for the franchise, the former Indian captain helped Tripathi calm down his nerves.

"Two days before I was going to play my first match, I was observing him in the dressing room. He called me and told me not to try or think about anything extra and asked me to play the way I was playing while training. Given t...