Rishabh Pant’s Captaincy Came Under The Scanner | Courtesy-screengrab
Key highlights
- MS Dhoni Helped CSK Beat Lsg
- Rishabh Pant’s Captaincy Came under the scanner
- Ravi Bishnoi Bowled Just Three Overs
Dhoni walked out with five and joined Shivam dube in the middle following a middle-order collapse, leaving the match in the balance. The csk skipper was at his best and made no mistakes in a knock that included four boundaries and one maximum.
Dhoni’s Batting Positon and Approach has been under the scanner in CSK’s nightmare start to the season but he selected his critics and was awarded the player of the match (potm). The 43-year-old received the prize for the first time since 2019 and became the oldest player in the league’s history to win the award.
While Dhoni’s Knock Sparked Celebrations, Rishabh Pant Faced Heat with his Captaincy Under The Scanner. Cricket fans on social media was not pleased as lsg did not bowl a single ball of spin after dhoni walked out to the middle. After the csk’s skipper entry, Avesh Khan bowled Three overs while Shardul was given the other two. While Shardul Conceded 56 Runs in Four overs, Avesh was smashed for 32 in just 3.3 overs.
Over Recent Years, Dhoni Has Continued to Excel Against Pace But His GAME Against Spin has declined which has been descibed by many as a reason as a reason behind his decision to delay. However, LSG Decided Against Bowling Ravi Bishnoi, who is not only a everything spinner but also the home team’s best bowler on the day with two wickets in three overs, in which he got 18 queues.
After the match ended, Dhoni was spotted having a quick pep talk with pant during the post-match handshakes.
Pant was asked about the decision to not bowl bishnoi in the post-match chat and claimed that the move was discused with other players but they decide to sticks to pace.
Earlier, Pant Scored His First Half-Cantury of the season and for his new franchise with a Knock of 63 in 49 balls. The defeat ended lsg’s three-match winning run and also when them miss out on a golden chance to go on top of the table. The super giants are currently fourth in the table with eight points after winning four games and losing three.
