Into The Mind Of 'Finisher' MS Dhoni, In His Own Words

MS Dhoni nearly pulled off a heroic chase for Chennai Super Kings against Rajasthan Royals, rolling back the years in the IPL one more time.

What makes MS Dhoni one of the finest finishers in the world? Over the years, the former India captain has pulled off innumerable heroic chases in the Gentlemen's Game. With his India days behind him, Dhoni has continued to show that his cricketing days aren't behind him just yet. Dhoni Chennai Super Kings (CSK) failed to chase the target of 176 runs against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match on Wednesday, there was enough on display for fans to see how good a finisher Dhoni still is.

The 'Thala', at the age of 41, came out to bat at the No. 8 spot after Ambati Rayudu was dismissed for just one run of 2 balls. With CSK's score reading 103/5 in 14.1 overs at that moment, Dhoni had a clear task in front of him, to accelerate the scoring rate and take the team home without giving away his wicket.

Despite struggling with a knee injury, Dhoni unleashed fireworks at Chepauk, hitting 3 sixes and 1 four while Jadeja also gave good company with his 15-ball 25. But, the task at the end just became too steep, even for Dhoni to scale.

Dhoni did manage to hit two maximums in the final over but needing 5 runs from the final ball, he was undone by Sandeep Sharma's yorker.

When asked about the 'mindset' with which he approaches such tricky situations in death overs, Dhoni spoke his mind.