“Just a few more years, please”: Washington Sundar’s Unique Appeal for MS Dhoni After His Valuable Performance Against MI

Washington Sundar of Sunrisers Hyderabad was in awe of MS Dhoni’s stunning cameo against the Mumbai Indians yesterday. At the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, the former captain of the Chennai Super Kings produced an amazing cameo, smashing 20 runs in the last four balls of the first innings. With three straight sixes in his knock, the defending champions were able to surpass the 200-run barrier. The Sunrisers Hyderabad bowler, who is impressed by Dhoni’s 42-year-old’s consistency at the highest level, sent a message on Instagram encouraging Dhoni to play cricket in the future years. Sundar posted the Singam Ondru song and said, “Thala Thala dhaan! Please give us a few more years.

After Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya removed Daryl Mitchell on the second delivery of the last over, MS Dhoni went to bat yesterday. The hitter from New Zealand mishit his shot towards long-on, which was caught by Mohammad Nabi. The fans erupted again when Dhoni entered the field and turned to confront Pandya. The recently anointed captain of the Mumbai Indians welcomed Thala with a length ball, and the latter stood and hammered the delivery over long-off.

In an attempt to strike back, Hardik Pandya fired another length ball down the field, which MS Dhoni hit over long-on. Fielding positions were adjusted when Tim David came in from a long way off. This gave Dhoni some breathing space and perhaps slowed down the game. The World Cup-winning skipper then attempted to hit a yorker, but instead he sailed a low full-toss ball over the backward square leg for another six.

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In the IPL El Clasico, MS Dhoni’s 20-run innings proved to be the difference as the Chennai Super Kings won by the same amount of runs. Rohit Sharma gave the Mumbai Indians a strong start to the run chase at home, with Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma contributing 23 and 31 runs, respectively. This was insufficient as Matheesha Pathirana claimed four wickets to ensure the visitors’ triumph. He was so good with the ball that he was even awarded Player of the Match.

Chennai Super Kings have eight points as of right now in the IPL 2024 rankings after winning four of their last six games. After six games, the eighth-place Mumbai Indians have won two of them so far.