MS Dhoni in motion for Chennai Tremendous Kings in IPL 2025© BCCI
MS Dhoni scripted historical past by changing into the primary Indian batter ever to attain 200 IPL sixes after celebrating his thirtieth birthday. Though Chennai Tremendous Kings slumped to a slender loss towards Rajasthan Royals of their IPL 2025 encounter, Dhoni slammed a six off Tushar Deshpande within the nineteenth over of the match to etch his identify in historical past books. General, Dhoni is simply the second participant to realize the feat after Chris Gayle who slammed 347 sixes after turning 30. Rohit Sharma (113), Ambati Rayudu (109), and Dinesh Karthik (104) are the one Indians to attain greater than 100 sixes after turning 30.
Dhoni cannot bat ten overs operating full stick as his knee stays dodgy and the previous captain decides on his batting place primarily based on the match scenario, revealed CSK coach Stephen Fleming.
The 43-year-old Dhoni had confronted criticism for batting at quantity 9 throughout CSK’s 50-run loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Chepauk final week.
On Sunday, the CSK talisman walked out at quantity 7 with the crew needing 54 off 25 balls however may handle simply 16 runs off 11 balls as they suffered a six-run loss to Rajasthan Royals.
“It is a time factor. MS judges it. His physique, his knees aren’t what they was. He is transferring okay however there’s nonetheless a diet facet to it. He cannot bat 10 overs operating full stick. So he’ll gauge on the day what he may give us,” Fleming stated on the post-match press convention.
“If the sport’s within the steadiness like at present, he’ll go somewhat bit earlier and he backs different gamers when different alternatives are up. So he is balancing that. I stated it final yr, he is too invaluable to us, (together with his) management and wicket conserving, to throw him in at 9- 10 overs.
“He is really by no means accomplished that. So look, from round 13, 14 overs he is seeking to go, relying on who’s in.”
(With PTI inputs)
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