MS Dhoni is the most popular and followed cricketer in the Indian Premier League. The fans are coming to the stadiums in enormous numbers because of him. The rumors of his retirement from the cash-rich league in the last two or three years have made the supporters emotional. The home grounds of the nine other franchises are seeing a surge in occupancy whenever CSK play against them.
The atmosphere in Chennai is no different. Dhoni is the favorite son of the city, and his entry is enough to make the die-hard supporters go crazy. In the last game against the Kolkata Knight Riders, he batted for a few balls, but his craze crossed all boundaries. The veteran star is doing his best to make fans happy and even came out to bat early in the fifth game of IPL 2024.
Navjot Singh Sidhu, who recently returned to the commentary box, called him the brand ambassador of happiness. “He brings happiness to the face of fans. Dhoni is everything for them. For me, he is the brand ambassador of happiness. Dhoni makes them go crazy, and they enjoy it whenever he is on the ground,” Navjot Singh Sidhu said.
Meanwhile, CSK played their best game against the two-time champions KKR. Despite the Shreyas Iyer-led franchise scoring more than fifty runs in the powerplay overs, the bowlers restricted the rivals to 135 runs in 20 overs.
Ravindra Jadeja and Tushar Deshpande dismissed three batters each, respectively. The chase was perfectly timed by captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, who scored a half-century and won the contest for his team by 7 wickets in 17.4 overs. Chennai have 6 points from five matches, while Kolkata are second in the table with 6 points from 4 games.
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