IPL 2022, SRH vs CSK: MS Dhoni promoted himself to No.3 as he returned as Chennai Super Kings captain. However, he was out for 8 after Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway added 182 for the primary wicket.
MS Dhoni promoted himself up the batting order however did not have a lot impression. (Courtesy PTI)
HIGHLIGHTSMS Dhoni walked in to bat at No.3 for CSK towards SRH in Pune on SundayMS Dhoni returned as CSK captain after Ravindra Jadeja relinquished the placeDhoni has been in good type with the bat in IPL 2022
MS Dhoni walked out to bat at No.3 for Chennai Super Kings a day after Ravindra Jadeja relinquished the captaincy to him. Against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway added 182 for the primary wicket earlier than Gaikwad was dismissed for 99.
Much to the delight of the group on the MCA Stadium on Sunday, MS Dhoni walked in forward of Robin Uthappa to attempt to assist CSK end strongly on a great batting floor.
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But MS Dhoni didn’t final lengthy sufficient on the crease to make an impression. He did hit one boundary however fell to T Natarajan.
Dhoni hit a fullish ball down the leg-side straight to Umran Malik at quick high-quality leg.
For years, MS Dhoni has prevented batting up the order and generally questions have been raised on his capacity to do what he used to do with the bat. However, this season, Dhoni has been totally different.
Two days earlier than the beginning of IPL 2022, MS Dhoni had stepped down as Chennai Super Kings captain. Ravindra Jadeja was named his successor however the star all-rounder struggled with bat and ball as CSK misplaced their first 4 matches. Before Sunday, CSK had gained solely two of their eight matches within the season.
MS Dhoni, the batter, although, has regarded harmful in patches.
In the season opener towards Kolkata Knight Riders, whereas the remainder of the CSK batting flopped, MS Dhoni hit a fast half-century. He then adopted that up with an unbeaten 23 towards Punjab Kings however reserved his greatest for Mumbai Indians.
CSK have been in a spot of hassle when MS Dhoni had walked out to bat towards MI on the DY Patil Stadium on April 21 however he hammered an unbeaten 28 to seal a final-ball victory for his workforce.
At the toss, MS Dhoni had stated he would all the time put on a yellow jersey within the IPL.
“You will definitely see me in the yellow jersey [next year], whether this yellow jersey or some other yellow jersey, that’s a different thing,” Dhoni advised Star Sports.