MS Dhoni Faced Heat from Cricket Fans | Courtesy – BCCI/IPL
Key highlights
- MS Dhoni was slammed on social media
- Dhoni walked out to bat at number nine
- CSK Lost to RCB by 50 Runs
Chasing a total of 197 at the ma chidabaram stadium in chennai as their top and middle order crumbled. Apart from Rachin Ravindra’s 31-Ball 43, No Player from the Top Six Managed to Score More Than 19 Runs as the Super Kings Crumbled to 99-7.
This is only the second time in his ipl career that Dhoni has walked out to bat at number 9 (or below) after a golden duck aganst Punjab kings (pbks) in Dharamshala in the 2024 SEASON.
Many Cricket Fans, Including supporters of CSK, Slammed Dhoni for the Move With Many also questioning the move to walk out ahead of Ashwin when Csk Needed Four Runs of EIGHT BALLS Again Indians. For there universed, Ashwin replaced Dhoni as the number-eight batter and walked out at number eight when when needed 117 runs in 43.
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Despite Walking to Number Nine, CSK Fans Hailed Dhoni and Celebrated ashwin’s wicket as the star wicket wicket -Kaeper batter walked out to loud cheers. The 43-year-old an unbeated 16-ball 30 with three boundaries and two sixes as csk loss by 50 runs. This is the heaviest defeat in history for csk at home and their third Worst overall across all competitions.
This also marks the first institution of the men in yellow losing to rcb at chepauk in 17 years. The only other instance was in the inaugural season in 2008.
