MS Dhoni lauds Ravindra Jadeja for his last over heroics against GT in 2023 IPL final: ‘Looking at the TV, it looks easy but..’

Last week, Dhoni had stepped down as the captain of CSK with Ruturaj Gaikwad named the new skipper ahead of the new IPL season.

MS Dhoni lauded Ravindra Jadeja for his heroics in last IPL final vs GT. (File)

MS Dhoni recently reflected on the dying moment’s of last year’s Indian Premier League final against Gujarat Titans when Chennai Super Kings needed 10 runs from 2 balls and Jadeja scored a four and a six to guide the franchise to their 5th title.

“And this situation also, you know I was quite confident, Jaddu has the talent and mindset to achieve the target. But again, it’s not definitely that this is what will happen. It was a very memorable innings. You know the few sixes that he hit before the last ball. I think those were very difficult,” Dhoni said lauding Jadeja.

“Looking at the TV, it looks easy but now that I bat down the the order, I know how difficult it is to get that kind of elevation and win it with a six. And at the same time, everybody is under pressure. The opposition wants to win, we want to win. It’s hard work for everyone. So glad we were on the winning side. And the emotions were very high. So a big round of applause for Jaddu for the way he batted,” the former CSK captain said.

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In that rain-marred match back in May 2023, put into bat, Gujarat had racked up 214-4 after their number three batter Sai Sudharsan capitalised on a strong start and smashed an incendiary 96 off 47 balls that included six sixes.

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Chasing a revised target of 171 from 15 overs after a lengthy rain interruption, Chennai survived intense drama before Ravindra Jadeja sealed their victory, milking 10 runs off the last two deliveries.

Last week, Dhoni had stepped down as the captain of CSK with Ruturaj Gaikwad named the new skipper ahead of the new IPL season. Dhoni, who led CSK to five IPL titles, continues to be available as a player for the season.

CSK have won 2 matches out of the 2 they have played in the IPL this season, defeating Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans.

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