MS Dhoni and Suryakumar Yadav in conversation at Wankhede Stadium© BCCI/Sportzpics
Name M S Dhoni He has won worldwide respect not only for his cricketing credentials but also for the man who slots behind this name. Over the years, Dhoni has done some extraordinary things on the field. But, equally important, his gesture towards teammates and budding cricketers has earned him the status of a legend. After the match against Mumbai Indians, Dhoni won the hearts of the fans with his gesture towards the under-fire Suryakumar Yadav, The CSK skipper took out time for the MI batsman and had a long chat with him, possibly about his struggles with the bat.
Surya hasn’t been in the best of form with aggregate scores of 15 and 1 in the first two games for Mumbai.
Just before the start of IPL, the batsman had scored three consecutive golden ducks in the 3-match ODI series against Australia. In a video that has surfaced on social media, Dhoni can be seen interacting with Surya after the match at the Wankhede. It is fair to say that fans were really humbled to see Dhoni taking out time for Suryakumar. Here’s the video:
I didn’t want the result but lucky to get a glimpse of Dhoni and Surya… pic.twitter.com/HOURfO3Wul
– Ashish (@ghalkeashish) April 8, 2023
MI have their senior batsmen to blame for their poor show in the 16th edition of the league. captain of the franchise Rohit Sharma Admitted that the senior batsmen of the teams, including himself, need to step up and deliver.
“The senior guys need to start with me. We know the nature of the IPL, when the tournament starts we need to get some momentum and when you don’t it’s tough. Just two games And all is still not lost. If you win, you can win something consistently and when you lose it’s hard to come out of that momentum. Hopefully things will start to turn around. What we speak in the changeroom He doesn’t work in the middle. We know we had a very disappointing last season, but we always start fresh, even when we won 5 trophies, we never thought we’d win it. Won last year,” he said after the match.
Surya has been crucial to the success of Mumbai Indians in the T20 league over the years. If the team is to turn things around this time, then the batsman’s form will be the key.
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