Former India captain and batting great Sunil Gavaskar lauded MS Dhoni’s confidence in his ability after the Chennai Super Kings captain came up with a vintage batting effort in IPL 2021 Qualifier 1 against Delhi Capitals in Dubai on Sunday.
Dhoni did help raise eyebrows as he was not in the best of forms, struggling to middle the ball in the lead up to the IPL 2021 play-offs. However, on the big night, Dhoni got it right, beginning his innings with a huge six over mid-wicket in the 19th over bowled by Avesh Khan.
CSK lost Moeen Ali in the first delivery of the final over wherein they needed 13 runs. However, Dhoni maintained his cool, pulling off yet another spectacular finish and leading CSK to their 9th IPL final.
“Look at the responsibility. Jadeja has been hitting the ball a fair distance. But he came in, he promoted himself. As a captain, he wanted to be there at the finish. He wanted to do it. That is amazing. You could argue that this has not been the best of the seasons for him but look when it was needed, he has co
