Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) icon MS Dhoni batted for the primary time within the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) when he walked out within the center throughout the aspect’s IPL 2024 recreation towards Delhi Capitals (DC) in Visakhapatnam. Dhoni did not get the possibility to bat in CSK’s first two matches, having demoted himself within the order. The participant, nevertheless, got here out to bat towards DC when CSK went 6 down. Dhoni walked out to bat amid raucous reception from the gang in Vizag and ended up slamming 37 not out off 16 balls, an innings that was laced with 4 fours and three sixes.

On the very first ball he confronted, Dhoni hit Mukesh Kumar for a boundary and by no means seemed again. Though CSK misplaced the match by 20 runs, Dhoni made certain the gang acquired excellent leisure by means of his pyrotechnics.

Here is how the followers reacted to it:

MS DHONI SMASHED A BOUNDARY IN THE FIRST BALL IN IPL 2024. pic.twitter.com/RO2D6jngiP

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 31, 2024

CSK followers at Vishakapatnam :-
“Dhoni Dhoni”
“Thala Thala”
“Mahi Mahi”#CSKvsDC #MSDhoni pic.twitter.com/adkxsMzQYp

— Richard Kettleborough (@RichKettle07) March 31, 2024

DHONI HIT THE FIRST BALL TO FOUR..!!.
Fans are getting loopy .#DCvCSK pic.twitter.com/WBURv7M0Ca

— Amresh (@AkRo_45) March 31, 2024

During the IPL 2024 match towards Delhi Capitals, Dhoni grew to become the primary participant to succeed in 300 dismissal mark within the T20 format.

Dhoni who is usually hailed as probably the greatest wicketkeepers of the fashionable period as soon as once more confirmed his prowess behind the stumps by finishing a scientific catch.

Ravindra Jadeja pressured out an edge from Prithvi Shaw and Dhoni did not make a mistake behind the stumps as he held onto the ball to finish his three hundredth T20 dismissal.

The wicketkeeper who comes closest to Dhoni is former Pakistan cricketer Kamran Akmal with 274 dismissals in T20 cricket.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) veteran keeper who hasn’t taken the function behind the stumps this season is within the third spot with 274 T20 dismissals.

South Africa’s Quinton de Kock and England’s Jos Buttler are on the fourth and fifth spot with 270 and 209 dismissals respectively.

(With ANI Inputs)