Watch: How MS Dhoni's Shrewd Planning Led To Rohit Sharma's 16th Duck In IPL History

06.05.2023 - 13:11 sports.ndtv.com

MS Dhoni is considered to be one of the master tacticians of cricket and his brilliance was in full display as he carefully orchestrated the dismissal of Rohit Sharma during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 encounter between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians on Saturday.

Rohit demoted himself to No 3 in a bid to find form and as soon as the MI skipper came out to bat, Dhoni had a specific plan for him.

He came up to the stumps in order to stop Rohit from stepping out of the crease and kept the third-man fielder inside the circle to put extra pressure.

It worked instantly as Rohit ended up top-edging the third ball to Ravindra Jadeja off the bowling of Deepak Chahar. MSD comes up to the stumpsRohit Sharma attempts the lap shot@imjadeja takes the catchWatch how @ChennaiIPL plotted the dismissal of the #MI skipper #TATAIPL | #MIvCSK pic.twitter.com/fDq1ywGsy7 It was the 16th time that Rohit was out for 0 in the IPL.

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Rohit Sharma is a captain who has led Mumbai Indians to 5 titles in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Yet, some feel he doesn't get the sort of credit he deserves for his leadership. After uncapped pacer Akash Madhwal led MI to a crucial victory over Luknow Super Giants in the Eliminator with a fifer, Rohit received plenty of praise from the cricketing fraternity for allowing the young pacer the opportunity to deliver at this stage. But, Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar doesn't feel Rohit gets the sort of credit that Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni does.

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