MS Dhoni and Deepak Chahar share funny moment after CSK beat MI by four wickets
The first huge game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season saw Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by four wickets. Rachin Ravindra led the charge with the bat scoring 65 not out while Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 53 runs. MS Dhoni who is potentially playing his final IPL season was not out without scoring a run as CSK went onto win the game.
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Once the game was done, Dhoni was lining up to meet the opposition. Former CSK star Deepak Chahar who is now with Mumbai Indians came across his former skipper. Dhoni was seen in a playful mood with Chahar. The 43-year-old lifted his bat as if he was going to hit Chahar as the pacer was seen running.
Deepak Chahar played a key for role with Mumbai with the bat scoring 28 not out from 15 balls. The 32-year old then got the wicket of Rahul Tripathi to make a great start to his career with the Men in Blue and Gold. In the end, Chennai held their nerves as they went onto win the game with five balls to spare.
Ruturaj Gaikwad expresses happiness after win
Chennai skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad spoke to the host broadcasters at the end of the game against MI. The 28-year-old was also asked about his move to the number three spot to which he said “Happy to be on the winning side, loved to have been more clinical but that is how the game goes. That is the requirement of the team, and that gives the team more balance and I am really happy to change my position”
MI skipper Suryakumar Yadav praised his team for the fight as he said “. We were 15-20 runs short but the fight the boys showed was commendable. There wasn't any dew, but it was sticky, the way Ruturaj batted in the second innings took the game away from us. It is a long way away”
Afghanistan spinner Noor Ahmad was given the man of the match for his figures of 4/18. Speaking at the end of the game, the youngster said to the host broadcasters “It feels special to play here in the IPL. Happy for the team and happy with the contribution. The focus was to land the ball in the right area and the wicket of Surya was special and the stumping from MSD was out of the world. Feels great to have someone like Mahi bhai behind the stumps, it is a great support for me”