IPL 2023: The clip was repeated twice and that is why it seemed that his eyes were closed before the final ball.
Ahmedabad: All of us saw MS Dhoni’s eyes were closed before the final ball was being bowled during the IPL 2023 final at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad on Monday. While some reckoned he was in tears, what is the reality? Was Dhoni actually shed tears? No, Dhoni did not shed a tear and his eyes were closed – but when is the question here. If you closely look at the clip frame-by-frame, the frame actually froze for a fraction of a second when cameras panned towards Dhoni sitting in the CSK dugout with his eyes closed just before Mohit Sharma was on the top of his mark. The clip was repeated twice and that is why it seemed that his eyes were closed before the final ball.
Here is the clip, watch it closely:
Thala Dhoni Cried pic.twitter.com/aTzx7xgABW
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With this win, CSK equal Mumbai Indians’ record of winning five IPL titles. Dhoni has been the cynosure of all eyes ever since the Indian Premier League began this year. “This is the best time to announce my retirement. But the amount of love I have received all over.
“I don’t want to change myself, I never wanted to portray myself in a way which I am not. I just keep it simple. Every trophy is special, but what is special about IPL is every crunch game you need to be ready. That’s something we have done, there were lapses today, the bowling department didn’t work, but it was the batting department that took the pressure off them today. I do get frustrated, it is human but I try to step into their shoes, every individual deals with pressure differently,” Dhoni at the post-match presentation.