Sunil Gavaskar rooting for emotional farewell for MS Dhoni at Chepauk
Sunil Gavaskar rooting for emotional farewell for MS Dhoni at Chepauk
Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar is expecting an emotional farewell for legendary CSK wicketkeeper batter MS Dhoni during Match 61 of the Indian Premier League 2024. Notably, the ongoing season is expected to be the last one for the former CSK skipper who's led his side to joint-most five IPL titles.
After the IPL 2023 final, Dhoni promised his fans to return for one more season to pay back for the love they had showered on him throughout the previous edition and the 42-year-old kept his promise. Ahead of CSK's last home game of the season, Gavaskar expressed his desire to see the legendary cricketer going out on a high by smashing a couple of sixes.
"I'd love to see him come and smash a couple of sixes. Obviously that running between the wickets with that leg won't be there. But it's going to be emotional, I mean as the match progresses they will know where the match is standing whether CSK is going to win or RR is going to win. I think it is going to be emotional just like when Sachin Tendulkar played his last match at the Wankhede Stadium. I just hope that MSD also goes out on a real high," said Gavaskar on Star Sports .
Dhoni striking at 226.66 in IPL 2024
Notably, Dhoni has looked at his explosive best in the ongoing season having scored 136 runs from ten innings at a strike rate of 226.66. The wicketkeeper batter has enthralled the crowd with his monstrous hits and clobbered 12 gigantic sixes in the season so far. He played a crucial cameo of 20* (4) against MI to help Chennai post a massive score of 206/4 in their allotted 20 overs.
His innings turned out to be the difference between the two teams as CSK eventually won the game by 20 runs. Meanwhile, RR have won the toss against CSK and have opted to bat first. If the hosts end up losing the fixture, their playoffs chances will be in jeopardy and them being knocked out of the tournament could well mean an early farewell for Chennai's beloved 'Thala'. Hence, the defending champions will look to give their all in the field to make sure that the legendary skipper goes out on a high if he decides to hang up his boots at the end of the season.
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