Mahendra Singh Dhoni could not take Chennai Super Kings to win over Rajasthan Royals as CSK lost by six runs in an Indian Premier League game in Guwahati on Sunday evening. Dhoni needed 54 runs to win 25 balls with CSK in the 16th over. Dhoni hit a six and four before losing his wicket with 16 runs off 11 balls at night.
New Zealand cricket legend Kane Wilimson praised Dhoni’s aura, especially when he went to Batting for CSK in Guwahati. While Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati was the home stadium of Rajasthan Royals, a lot of fans were seen wearing a yellow jersey in Chennai.
Considering the atmosphere of electrification, when MS Dhoni went out to bat, Kane Williamson said on Geostar after the game: “The fact is that Chennai Super Kings were playing a distant match, yet the whole crowd was dressed in yellow color, it was just seen many times. I feel like it is equipped for stars, which is needed in the last two overs.
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Earlier, Ravichandran Ashwin also talked about Dhoni’s spectacle, who used to bat in his first IPL 2025 game against Mumbai Indians.
“When MS Dhoni came out to bat in Chennai, there was so much noise and anarchy that we only forgot the game situation. MS Dhoni earned love. This was the first time I was watching the reception from the CSK dressing room; I always saw it from outside,” Ashwin said, “Ashwin said while speaking on his YouTube channel Ash.
Ashwin said before calling the situation “absolute cinema”, “I was padded, I was the next batsman. I went in and asked Ruturaj how and that all because we still need 4 runs, but everyone forgot that a match was on line.”
