Chennai Super Kings (CSK) veteran MS Dhoni played just one ball in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match against Lucknow Super Giants on Tuesday. Though Dhoni’s time on the crease was limited, he still remained one of the most captured players from the match by photographers. In fact, Dhoni is often shown on the screen even when he is in the dressing room. Probably a little tired of seeing his face constantly on the big screen, Dhoni snapped at a photographer, producing a bottle-throwing act that left social media in splits.
As soon as Dhoni was shown on the big screen, he gestured as if he was throwing a water bottle at the cameraman. The video sent fans ROFL.
As for the match, LSG all-rounder Marcus Stoinis defied the odds with his relentless onslaught and his maiden ton guided Lucknow Super Giants to a 6-wicket win over the Chennai Super Kings.
Following the match in the post-match presentation, CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad said, “Tough pill to swallow but LSG played a good game at the end. We had the game in hand around the 13th over, but hats off to Stoinis. There was a huge part that the dew played. It took the spinners away from the game. We could have taken the game deeper. But it is a part of the game, you cannot control the uncontrollable.”
Gaikwad also gave clarification about his decision to send Ravindra Jadeja ahead of Shivam Dube in the batting order.
“Jaddu is batting at number four. We lost the second wicket in the powerplay and he was the one to come at that stage. We have a clear process, that whenever a wicket falls (during the powerplay)) Jaddu is the one to come in. Batting first we could not have got more than that. I never thought it was enough. It was just about enough with the amount of dew we were having. Credit to them for how they batted,” concluded the captain.
