India, March 18 -- Ravichandran Ashwin burst onto the big stage in IPL 2009 as someone who could fox the batters with his carrom ball, uncanny action and pace variation. He played only two matches for Chennai Super Kings in his debut season in South Africa, but his true potential was realised when the tournament returned to India the following year. Speaking at the launch event of a book titled Leo -- The Untold Story of Chennai Super Kings, written by senior advocate and former Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) vice-president PS Raman, Ashwin recalled how then-CSK captain MS Dhoni not only identified him but trusted him with difficult things on the cricket field.

After the end of the second IPL, Ashwin revealed that Dhoni had promis...