MAHENDRA SINGH DHONI is back and how! Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni, who returned to action after almost 10 months, has been enjoying his time with the bat in the ongoing 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League.
MS Dhoni Is In Red-Hot Form
In the season opener, Dhoni played an unbeaten knock of 14* off 7 balls, as he smashed one four and one six and took the fans down the memory lane. It was for the first time that he walked out to bat at no. 8 in the final over of the game.
In the ongoing 2nd match of Chennai, Dhoni again walked out to bat at no. 8 in the final over and once again stole all the limelight with his outstanding shots. He played a short cameo of 12 off 3 balls, including two brilliant sixes against KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).
Dhoni Smashed Back-To-Back Sixes At Chepauk
Launching an all-out attack on premier pacer Mark Wood, CSK skipper Dhoni smashed back-to-back sixes off his deliveries at his home ground Chepauk.
Notably, Chennai is making a return to Chepauk after almost four years and Dhoni made sure to give a treat to his fans.
Thala made a powerful entry on the ground as he smashed a six off the first ball while facing Mark Wood. Not just this, he also smashed the second delivery for a six before he was sent back to the pavilion on the third ball. While the first six flew over 3rd man, on the other hand, the second six was the pull over deep square leg.
The video of the two stunning sixes have been going viral on the internet. Watch it here:
A treat for the Chennai crowd! 😍@msdhoni is BACK in Chennai & how 💥#TATAIPL | #CSKvLSG
WATCH his incredible two sixes 🔽 pic.twitter.com/YFkOGqsFVT
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 3, 2023
With the second six, Dhoni rewrote history in the cash-rich league. Dhoni was only 8 runs away from joining batting icons Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, David Warner, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina and AB de Villiers on an elite list. The legendary batter became the 7th player to complete 5,000 runs in the IPL.
