Were CSK Players ‘Awkward’ After MS Dhoni’s Dropped Catch? England Legend Says…

MS Dhoni is well-known for his wicket-keeping abilities and his catching has made him right into a legend of the game over time. As a end result, it got here as a shock to each followers and specialists when Dhoni made a multitude of a reasonably easy catch throughout Chennai Super Kings’ IPL 2024 match towards Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday. During the 18th over of the KKR innings, Andre Russell acquired a thick outside-edge on a supply from Mustafizur Rahman and it seemed like a reasonably easy probability for Dhoni. However, he was gradual in reacting to the catch and the ball hit the gloves and bounced out of them. The followers had been left surprised whereas the commentator stated: “Even sound effects could not produce so much silence.”

During the post-match evaluation on Cricbuzz, former England skipper Michael Vaughan and former New Zealand cricketer Simon Doull engaged in a hilarious dialog over the incident.

“MS Dhoni dropped quite a simple catch with the one hand and the cameras went straight on to most of the CSK team. Because it was MS Dhoni, most of them were like – “That’s superb”.

Doull: “Nobody stated a phrase. I’d like to see the bowler give a response (makes animated gestures).”

Vaughan: “You may see that he wished to. He went for it after which he thought – Oh, it’s MS Dhoni.”

Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad’s 58-ball 67 against Kolkata Knight Riders in an IPL game here will not only make him a confident batter but also an assured captain, feels World Cup winning former England skipper Eoin Morgan.

Gaikwad, who has taken over leadership duties from the legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni, had scores of 15, 1, 46 and 26 in the first four games before striking big against KKR on Monday, whi was his first half-century of the current season.

“This innings (67 vs KKR) will construct an enormous quantity of perception and confidence for him (Gaikwad) in his recreation. Playing an innings like this, early within the event will give him loads of reassurance on his decision-making and cross on a message to the group,” Morgan, a JioCinema TATA IPL expert, was quoted as saying in a press release.

(With PTI inputs)