MS Dhoni has been rolling back the years with his performances in IPL 2023 season. With his cameos as a finisher, Dhoni has given fans plenty to cheer about already in this campaign. While fans are truly cherishing the return of ‘Thala’, even his former CSK teammate Matthew Hayden was impressed by what he saw from the 41-year-old’s bat this season.

In an interview with NDTV, Hayden said –

“That was a bit of a low cost trade.” Hayden said when asked if he is sending mangoes to Dhoni now that he is injured like he once did when he had run out of motivation.

Hayden was reminded of the ‘mangoes trade’ during his active days as a player. It was Dhoni who had sent him mangoes when the latter was lacking motivation.

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He admitted that he was wondering at one point last season if Dhoni is ever going to play again.

Hayden said –

“Runs for mangoes, isn’t it? It seemed pretty simple. He is in great touch himself. Last year we were thinking, is he going to play again and he has come out this season with a huge strike-rate of over 200. He is creating an impact once again, like the way he has in the IPL. He is having those cameo innings which is superb.”