By Admin 
In every season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), only one question resonates the most, “Will Dhoni play this time?” Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni surprises his fans every time he comes out to play in a yellow jersey. Now, considering his age and fitness in the coming season, it is believed that IPL 2026 could be Dhoni’s last season. In such a situation, the biggest question before CSK is, who will take charge of the team after ‘Thala’?
Now it seems that Chennai has got the answer and it is Urvil Patel. This young wicketkeeper-batsman has recently won the hearts of fans with one of his viral videos, in which he is seen showing lightning speed behind the stumps just like Dhoni.
Dhoni’s style seen in the video
Urvil Patel shared a video on his Instagram, in which he is seen reacting behind the wicket like Dhoni used to do in his prime days. In the video, on the delivery of the bowler, the batsman is out of the crease for just a moment and only those few seconds were enough time! Urvil took the wicket by blowing the bails in the blink of an eye.
Along with the video, Urvil wrote, “Didn’t learn from books… Learnt from the legend himself – Thala”. Fans liked this style so much that the video went viral within no time.
CSK also praised
The official Instagram account of Chennai Super Kings itself liked this video and wrote in the comment. He wrote, “Top work!”. Since then, the discussion about Urvil has intensified among the fans. Many people say that after Dhoni, if any wicketkeeper can fill his place in CSK, then it is Urvil Patel.
Dhoni’s style is amazing even with the bat
Not only wicketkeeping, Urvil is also showing a great game with the bat. Recently, he played a brilliant innings against Bengal in the Ranji Trophy match played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. When he came to bat, the team was in trouble and three wickets had fallen for 50 runs. In such a situation, Urvil came at number three and completed a brilliant century in 96 balls. He played an excellent inning of 109 runs in 124 balls with the help of 14 fours and 2 sixes.
Record of fastest T20 century also named
26 year old Urvil Patel has made the record of India’s fastest T20 century. He made this record by scoring a century in just 28 balls against Tripura in 2024. After this performance, CSK included him in their team in IPL 2025. Urvil has so far scored 68 runs in 3 matches for CSK and has impressed the team management with his wicket-keeping.