Sunil Gavaskar heaps praises on MS Dhoni over CSK win against GT Dhoni will play in IPL 2024
Sunil Gavaskar heaps praises on MS Dhoni over CSK win against GT Dhoni will play in IPL 2024
Legendary cricketer MS Dhoni scripted history by guiding Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to record-levelling fifth Indian Premier League (IPL) title on Tuesday.
Dhoni’s Yellow Brigade
outdistanced defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) in the final-over thriller to match Mumbai Indians’ (MI) incredible feat at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Dhoni, the most-capped player in the history of IPL, recorded his 250th appearance in the cash-rich league on Monday night.
Dhoni also earned plaudits for his brilliant stumping of in-form batter Shubman Gill in the recently concluded encounter at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Rewriting history in the summit clash, Dhoni became the first Indian to complete 300 dismissals with the stumping of the GT opener. However, Dhoni had a forgetful outing with the bat as the CSK skipper was dismissed for a golden duck by GT pacer Mohit Sharma.
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that ‘No one can match him
Following the IPL 2023 final, legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar made it known that it would have been icing on the cake had Dhoni hit the winning runs for the Chennai Super Kings and it would have been like a cherry on the top. But at the end of the day, being the team-man that he is, he would be very happy.
Dhoni might have got out first ball, but his team went on to win the title and at the end of the day, that’s all that matters. Whether you score hundreds, take five wickets if your team loses, there is no fun. But if you score zero or might be smashed for 40-50 runs, if your team wins, that is huge,”
Gavaskar further went on to add that a game like this can take a heavy toll on your physical and mental energy. It’s only fair for any big decision to be taken that you give yourself a bit of time after the tournament is over.
His belief is that he will give himself a bit of time, sit down with his near and dear ones, and have a chat about what could be done. So, we can certainly expect a decision sooner rather than later.
After Ambati Rayudu’s dismissal (19 off 8 balls), senior pacer Mohit got the better of Dhoni on the next ball of the 13th over. However, Mohit’s bowling heroics went in vain as Dhoni-led CSK chased down the revised target of 171 in 15 overs to win their fifth IPL crown at Ahmedabad. After guiding CSK to title glory, Dhoni also hinted at leading the Chennai Super Kings in the 2024 season of the IPL. He was in no mood to ‘call it a day’ after this 2023 IPL Final.
News input KV Raman
