Sheldon Jackson’s stumping reminds Sachin Tendulkar of MS Dhoni, here’s WHY

Calling Sheldon Jackson's work ‘outstanding’, Tendulkar said that the stumping reminded him of the legendary MS Dhoni.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) had a new wicketkeeper for the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season. With Dinesh Karthik moving to Royal Challengers Bangalore after last year, KKR handed the big gloves to Saurashtra’s Sheldon Jackson.

In his first match as KKR wicketkeeper, Jackson affected a brilliant stumping of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batter Robin Uthappa off the bowling of Varun Chakravarthy. The swiftness of Jackson’s work behind the stumps reminded Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar of former CSK captain MS Dhoni.

Reacting to the dismissal, Sachin Tendulkar took to social media to praise the brilliant piece of work by Jackson. Calling the work ‘outstanding’, Tendulkar said that the stumping reminded him of the legendary MS Dhoni.

“That was an outstanding stumping. @ShelJackson’s speed reminded me of @msdhoni. Lightning-fast!! #CSKvKKR”

Jackson replied to Tendulkar’s tweet by saying, “Thank you so much @sachin_rt sir, it’s one of my biggest achievements to get such a compliment from you. Very Greatfull to you sir.”