The last international outing of MS Dhoni is still fresh in the memory of Indian cricket fans. It was a heart-breaking moment for them as the match also ended the journey of Indian cricket team’s World Cup campaign in 2019. The 200th IPL match of Mahendra Singh Dhoni gave glimpse of the same day and fans could not stop matching the moments.
Fans recalling moments from WC
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was playing his 200th IPL match as CSK captain today in Mumbai against Rajasthan Royals. The team was asked to bat first by the Royals captain Sanju Samson and CSK were reduced to 125 for the loss of five wickets. MS Dhoni walked in and joined all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. In the 15th over, Dhoni stroked a delivery off Rahul Tewatia towards the covers for a quick single. As Jadeja refused for the same, Dhoni had to come back to his place without completing the single. To avoid a run-out, Dhoni dived to save his wicket. Dhoni who rarely does the same while running the wickets was seen doing the same in his last international match.
Playing the semi-final against New Zealand in World Cup 2019, Dhoni attempted for a full stretch dive to save his wicket back then also. It obviously became a discussion among fans and social media users started sharing two photographs. Interestingly, back then India’s onus was on the duo of Dhoni and Jadeja.
Dhoni’s new feat
Meanwhile, Dhoni became the first player to lead a franchise in 200 IPL matches on Monday. Dhoni has played a total of 207 T20 matches for Chennai Super Kings and led them to three IPL trophies. Although he had the last laugh as the captain, as batsman Dhoni could only contribute with 18 off 17. The veteran has 4632 runs in Indian Premier League and is in the the eighth spot in the list of leading run-scorers of the league.
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