IPL 2022: Sunil Gavaskar blamed Dhoni for Chennai’s defeat, Sunil Gavaskar said – could not support Shivam Dube.
The Innings Disappointed Many:-
MS Dhoni’s slow knock against Punjab Kings left many disappointed and one of the famous names among them is former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar.
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Chennai Super Kings faced Punjab Kings (CSK vs PBKS) on Sunday where Punjab Kings scored 180 runs while batting first.
Chennai Super Kings’ top order failed miserably and when Dhoni came out to bat his score was 36/5.
Dhoni scored 23 runs in 28 balls:-
During this, MS Dhoni, who batted well in the first two matches, could not repeat that performance against Punjab. Dhoni played disappointing innings of 23 runs in 28 balls.
Reviewing Dhoni’s slow innings, Gavaskar said it is such with MSD that if he doesn’t play the big shots, he keeps changing the strike.
Keep turning it into one or two. He didn’t seem capable of doing it this time. This is where CSK got stuck.
While Dhoni struggled to move forward, Shivam Dubey played a fine knock of 57 runs in 30 balls.
Speaking on Dubey’s lack of support, Gavaskar further said, “Look at some of those dot balls that he (MS Dhoni) played, yes, later.
A high-class innings from Shivam Dube:-
It was a high-class innings from Shivam Dube. Unfortunately, no one could stick with them. Even MS was a bit out of their game with a strike rate of 80.
In IPL 2022, Chennai Super Kings suffered a third consecutive defeat at the hands of Punjab Kings.
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Earlier this team lost against Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants.
Ravindra Jadeja’s team will look to make a comeback when they face Sunrisers Hyderabad in their next match on 9 April.