Aakash Chopra also lauded Robin Uthappa for his 63-run knock.
Former Indian cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra heaped praise on MS Dhoni and said the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain made a mockery of all cricket experts with his breathtaking innings against Delhi Capitals (DC) in the Quarterfinal 1 of the IPL 2021 on Sunday (October 10).
Dhoni had been struggling for form since the start of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2021) and even the legendary wicketkeeper couldn’t make many rich contributions, but since the past few matches, the CSK captain has shown the world who is he.
On Sunday in Dubai, Dhoni the cricket world by storm by finishing off the game for CSK in his iconic style against DC, hitting 18 runs off just 6 deliveries to take the three-time champions to their ninth IPL 2021 final, as CSK successfully chased down a 173-run target to beat DC by 4 wickets in the Quarterfinal 1.
Chopra said on his YouTube channel, “Mahi maar raha hai. Mahendra de-dan-a-dan Dhoni. Mahi hai to abhi bhi mumkin hai. MS Dhoni showed once again that whenever the book on cricket is written, he will write the final chapter, and it will be written on him. He knows it best; we all looked like fools in the end.”
The former cricketer continued, “Some of MS Dhoni's shots, the six he hit off Avesh Khan. The leg-side boundary was short of course, but it was an 84m six. After that, he hit Tom Curran towards covers because it was shorter on that side. Absolutely sensational, 18 runs off six balls.”
He also mentioned that the form of Robin Uthappa, who smashed 63 runs off just 44 balls and stitched a 110-run second-wicket partnership with Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Dhoni is now a big plus for CSK.
The commentator added, “I was saying before this that this team is playing with nine players because Raina and the captain were not scoring runs. Now the captain has scored runs, Robbie (Robin Uthappa) has scored runs; now this team is playing with proper eleven men.”
He signed off by saying, “This tournament has once again become where seven teams compete to play the Chennai Super Kings in the final. The first team to get eliminated in 2020 and the first team to qualify and reach the final in 2021. Devam Dhoni, the magic you do, only you can do that.”