Former India cricketer Sanjay Bangar was in awe of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni during his side’s IPL 2025 match against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Monday, April 14. The cricketer-turned-commentator lauded the legendary wicketkeeper as he nailed a direct hit at the non-striker’s end.
The 52-year-old also jokingly mentioned that the dismissal wasn’t restricted to training solely in the cricket field, but also to his learning with the military. Notably, Dhoni is a lieutenant colonel in the territorial army.
Sanjay Bangar jokingly said on JioHotstar during the mid-match show:
“To make the run out happen, it has something to do apart from cricket. Probably training in the military must have helped him, throwing that grenade, going into the enemy territory.”
The remarks came as Dhoni made an accurate underarm throw towards the non-striker’s end to dismiss Abdul Samad off a wide delivery from Matheesha Pathirana in the 20th over. The batter didn’t even wait for the official decision before making his walk back to the pavilion. The replays showed he was well short of his crease.
MS Dhoni turns back the clock with his wicketkeeping brilliance vs LSG in IPL 2025
MS Dhoni produced a blockbuster show behind the stumps, much to the delight of a sea of yellow in Lucknow. The 43-year-old combined with Ravindra Jadeja to stump Ayush Badoni before producing the direct hit to catch Abdul Samad short of his ground. He also took a sky-high catch to end Rishabh Pant’s heroics.
The right-hander will now want to deliver with the bat as the Super Kings look to return to winning ways after losing five games on the trot. He took over the captaincy duty in the previous game after Ruturaj Gaikwad was ruled out due to an elbow injury.
Batting first, LSG put up 166/7 in their allotted 20 overs. Rishabh Pant top-scored with 63 off 49 balls. Ravindra Jadeja and Matheesha Pathirana bagged two wickets each for CSK.
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Edited by Sankalp Srivastava
