"Unless You're Sachin Tendulkar...": MS Dhoni's Clear Reply To "You're Not Old" Comment In IPL 2023

23.04.2023 - 04:07 sports.ndtv.com

Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni was extremely busy behind the stumps as his side defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on Friday.

The ex-India captain took one catch and effected one stumping and a run-out as SRH were restricted to 134/7 in 20 overs. The catch taken by Dhoni to dismiss Aiden Markram earned him a lot of praise but the “catch of the match” award went to Ruturaj Gaikwad for his attempt to dismiss Harry Brook.

Dhoni spoke about his chance and even recalled a similar effort involving current India head coach Rahul Dravid. In his own style, @msdhoni describes yet another successful day behind the stumpsAnd along with it, shares a special Rahul Dravid story and admiration for @sachin_rt #TATAIPL | #CSKvSRH pic.twitter.com/4gL8zU9o9v During the interaction, Dhoni also said that it is very important to gain experience and that can only come when someone grows old except if you are Sachin Tendulkar. “I was in such a wrong position.

Just because we wear gloves, people think it's easy. I felt that it was a fantastic catch not because of your ability, but sometimes you're at the wrong place at the wrong time.” "A long time back I still remember one game - Rahul Dravid was keeping and he caught one like that.

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