Watch: Eden Gardens Turns Yellow On MS Dhoni's 'Farewell' Match At Iconic Venue

In a never seen atmosphere, yellow fever gripped the Eden Gardens in a tribute to talismanic MS Dhoni, who probably played his last match at the iconic venue, as he led Chennai Super Kings to an emphatic 49-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL. KKR franchise had planted their purple flags in every seat of the 67,000-capacity stadium before the match began on Sunday. But once the spectators packed the stadium before the toss, all purple flags disappeared and it was a sea of yellow in support of Dhoni.

"I have played a lot of cricket over here. I had a job at Kharagpur which was two hours from here. The love comes from there," Dhoni said at the toss, overwhelmed by the response.

"I will just say thanks for the support, they came in big numbers. Most of these guys will come in a KKR jersey next time. They are trying to give me a farewell, so thanks a lot to the crowd."

At the commentary, Ravi Shastri also endorsed the view, saying: "It's the sea of yellow in Eden, tribute to one man. He's the King of East, it's MS Dhoni." There was, however, no official word from CSK that Dhoni was playing his last season for the franchise but the 41-year-old has hinted few days back that he is in the last phase of his career.

And as Ajinkya Rahane and Shivam Dube were going berserk in their 85-run stand, loud chants of 'We want Dhoni' reverberated the Eden Gardens.

Some fans even carried playcards where it was written: "Dear Mahi, take my life and play 100 years more." Dhoni finally made a grand entry after the dismissal of Rahane with two balls left in CSK's innings.

All the fans greeted him by flashing their mobile phone cameras as he remained unbeaten on two from three balls.

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