MS Dhoni, the renowned keeper-batsman for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), shared a delightful moment with bowling coach Dwayne Bravo during the resounding IPL 2024 win over the Gujarat Titans on Tuesday, March 26 at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Bravo was sharing handshakes and embraces following the game, but MS Dhoni purposefully avoided shaking hands with the former West Indian all-rounder and even startled him by appearing to punch him, all in good fun.
CSK defeated GT by 63 runs. Chennai batted first and scored 206-6, with Shivam Dube 51 off 23 and Rachin Ravindra 46 off 20. Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 46 off 36. In the chase, Gujarat Titans were held to 143-8, with Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, and Mustafizur Rahman each taking two wickets.
As the Chennai Super Kings players returned to the dugout following their resounding victory, bowling coach Bravo was eager to greet them.
He shook hands and hugged Skipper Gaikwad. MS Dhoni, who was behind the CSK captain,’refused’ to shake hands with the bowling instructor and instead threatened the former West Indian all-rounder by threatening to punch him.
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MS Dhoni clapped Bravo on the back as he walked away, and the latter also grinned at the amusing incident.
MS Dhoni’s Stunning Diving Catch Removes Vijay Shankar in CSK vs GT IPL 2024 Match
MS Dhoni did not bat, but he did get his moment in the game when he took a wonderful diving catch to eliminate Vijay Shankar in the eighth over of Gujarat Titans’ chase.
In chase of 207, GT lost skipper Shubman Gill for 8 and Wriddhiman Saha for 21 to fall to 34-2. They needed a partnership for the third wicket, but Dhoni’s wizardry behind the stumps prevented it.
Shankar drove at Daryl Mitchell’s delivery outside off stump, but only achieved a thick edge. Dhoni, 42, dove full length to his right and made a superb catch, sending Shankar on his way.
Gujarat Titans never recovered from their early defeats and fell well short of their goal.
Sai Sudharsan led the way with 37 runs off 31 balls, while no other GT hitter scored more than 30. David Miller was dismissed for 21, Azmatullah Omarzai for 11, and Rahul Tewatia for six.
