M S Dhoni The first ODI century came against Pakistan in Vizag where he scored 148 runs. However, it was his innings of 183 against Sri Lanka at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur in 2005 that earned him a place in every fan’s heart. This was his best ODI score till date. Retired from all forms of international cricket after 15 years. The man still remembers the knock, like his fans, fondly remember him even after the match against Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday.
He said that this venue is very special and close to his heart as knocking at this venue gave him an opportunity to spend more time in the India jersey and later cement his place in the national team. “I think my first ODI century in Vizag got me some 10 matches, but 183 overs here got me a year, so this place is close to my heart,” Dhoni said at the post-match presentation ceremony. “
Many believe that IPL 2023 will be the swansong for MS Dhoni and such is the aura of the man that his fans are following him even in distant places. Wherever CSK are playing this season, it is all yellow everywhere and Dhoni understands that. He acknowledged that the Kolkata fans were giving him a send-off at the Eden Gardens last week and has now accepted that the fans will continue to follow him. “Well, they’ll follow me this year (smiling),” he said.
As far as the match is concerned, Yashasvi Jaiswal played a brilliant knock of 77 runs which helped RR cross the total of 202 runs batting first. CSK tried hard after this but fell 32 runs short of the target. “It (the target) was a little above par. The reason was the first six overs gave away too many runs, but at the same time the pitch was the best to bat on at that time. Even when they were finishing So keep walking along the shore.” for borders. They got a par+ score and we weren’t able to stop the runs. I thought his (Pathirana) bowling was very good, not that he bowled badly.
“The scorecard doesn’t reflect how well he bowled. Yashasvi batted really well, chasing the bowlers was important, took calculated risks. It was a bit easy against our bowlers as we had to judge the length correctly. Then Yashasvi also batted well. At the top end and Jurel batted really well at the end,” Dhoni said of the loss.