A video of MS Dhoni swinging his bat within the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) dugout simply moments earlier than he went out to bat in opposition to Royal Challengers Bangalore has gone viral on the web. While it was a routine apply for Dhoni, it appeared like he was unaware of the truth that Deepak Chahar, a CSK pacer who was sitting out as a consequence of an harm, was close by. Chahar needed to rapidly transfer apart to keep away from getting hit by Dhoni’s bat swing.
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Dhoni got here to bat with simply two balls left within the CSK innings and scored one run off one ball, contributing to the crew’s mammoth complete of 226 for six.
Chahar has been liable to accidents in current occasions and was pressured to sit down out of the match in opposition to RCB as a consequence of an harm. He had additionally been injured within the match in opposition to Mumbai Indians earlier within the IPL 2023 after bowling only one over. Former India coach Ravi Shastri criticized Chahar for his frequent accidents, stating that it’s unfair on everybody, together with the crew and captains.
Although Dhoni’s bat swing virtually hit Chahar, it was merely an unintended incident. Dhoni is understood for his pre-match routines and rituals, and swinging his bat is only one of them. As for Chahar, his frequent accidents have been a explanation for concern for CSK and his followers, and it stays to be seen how he’ll get well and contribute to the crew’s marketing campaign in the remainder of the IPL 2023 season.
