Legendary Indian cricketer and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper MS Dhoni was felicitated ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 clash against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Wednesday.
He was felicitated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Rajeev Shukla as it was MS Dhoni’s first match at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
MS Dhoni is a legend of IPL with 5,052 runs in 243 matches with an average of 39.47. Batting down the order mostly, he has bagged 24 half-centuries, 348 fours and 237 sixes.
Dhoni is associated with CSK since the opening season of the rich-cash league. He has a massive yellow army supporting him in every match and when he comes to the crease, the crowd makes the loudest noise.
In nine matches in the IPL 2023, he has scored 74 runs, playing down the order with an average of 74.00. He has hit eight sixes so far.
Meanwhile he won the toss and chose to bowl first. Deepak Chahar came into CSK XI replacing Akash Singh. On the other hand, Krunal Pandya captained the side as KL Rahul suffered a hip injury in LSg’s previous match against RCB.
LSG posted 125/7 with Ayush Badoni hitting his maiden IPL fity and was 59* when the rain started pouring down and the match was called off.
(ANI inputs)
