Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, who's part of the commentary panel for the ongoing IPL 2021, was impressed by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni's brilliance.

Dhoni was expecting the ball to turn before Ravindra Jadeja started the 12th over of Rajasthan's innings. It turned out to be true on the very first delivery as CSK got Jos Buttler, who looked like a big threat to them.

Buttler was taking the game away from CSK and he scored 49 runs off 35 deliveries in the 189-run chase. Gavaskar pointed out Dhoni's call from behind the stumps. 

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“The bowling changes he made (was brilliant). The moment the ball was changed after Jos Buttler hit that six and a dry ball came, he said it in Hindi to Jadeja that the next ball will turn and it did turn. Jos Buttler got out and then he gave the ball to Moeen Ali. A dry ball for a spinner… Again, brilliant captaincy from Dhoni,” Gavaskar said in the post-match show on Star Sports.

Gavaskar also lauded Dhoni for his fielding change. It was Dhoni's 200th match as captain of CSK and he did a good job according to the India great.

“Very impressed (with Dhoni's captaincy)… In his 200th match as captain of CSK, he was spot on with just about everything. The bowling changes, the field placements. Jadeja took 4 catches but apart from that, look at the number of boundaries he saved and that is so important, to keep the right fielders in the right position and Dhoni had that,” he added.

Super Kings won the match by 45 runs and they are now at the number 2 spot in the IPL 2021 points table with two wins in three matches.