Dhoni ‘Greatest Finisher of the Game’, Says Virat Kohli After CSK Captain Seals 9th IPL Final for Team
The everlasting Mahendra Singh Dhoni played a nostalgic little innings to take on a band of Chennai Super Kings men in their ninth Indian Premier League final as they beat Delhi Capitals by four wickets here on Sunday.
13 runs needed in the last over, Dhoni hit a square cut, a little luck went his way and then pulled DC’s best bowler Tom Curran for the most famous T20I boundary in recent times. Earlier, he had only hit Avesh Khan for a six at mid-wicket.
It was all about turning back the clock for the former India captain, who has struggled for years but ‘cometh the hour, cometh the man’ as he did it once again for his favorite cricket team.
Team India captain Virat Kohli, who shared the dressing room M S Dhoni For a large part of his career, he lauded Dhoni after his knock in Qualifier 1.
“Aurdad King is back. Greatest finisher in the game. Kicked me out of my seat once again tonight. @msdhoni,” wrote Kohli.
Earlier, Delhi Capitals scored 173/5 in 20 overs. Chasing the target, CSK lost the opening wicket Faf du Plessis (1) Ruturaj Gaikwad (70) and Robin Uthappa (63) stabilized CSK’s innings with a 110-run partnership.
In the end, with 24 runs needed off 11 balls, it was MS Dhoni’s show as he slammed Avesh Khan and Tom Curran in the final two overs to seal the final berth for the Super Kings.
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