MS Dhoni reacts angrily at cameraman during Gaikwad-Dube’s record stand against LSG, threatens to chuck the bottle
The audience in Chennai, well in any area of the country during the Indian Premier League (IPL), bursts on three occasions: when a boundary is struck, A wicket falls or when MS Dhoni appears Regardless of what he does. In fact, a unique IPL stat introduced by broadcaster Star Sports in IPL 2024 measuring the decibel level of the spectators at the venue at a given situation, showed that it was the loudest so far when Dhoni had walked into the ground ahead of toss during the season opener in Chennai.
The camera crews covering the CSK matches in the ongoing IPL 2024 know how much the fans like watching Dhoni. As a result, they frequently feature a glimpse of the former captain of Chennai in the dressing room. They are observing the game’s progress during their batting innings. Every time, the crowd goes crazy.
However, on Monday, during the phenomenal partnership between CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shivam Dubey in the match against Lucknow super giants at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, when the cameraman zoomed in on Dhoni, he was miffed and threatened the person with the water bottle in his hand before camera was back focusing on the match proceedings.
Gaikwad became the first CSK captain ever to score a century in IPL history as he clobbered an unbeaten 108 off 60 balls, while Dube went hammer and tongs against the LSG attack with a 22-ball 50 en route to his knock of 66 as the pair stitched a 104-run stand to power the home team to 210 for four. It was the third-highest fourth-wicket stand for CSK in IPL history after 109* between MS Dhoni and S Badrinath in 2010 and 108* between Dhoni and Mike Hussey in 2014.
Dhoni, too, obliged the loud CSK crowd by walking out to bat with two balls to spare. Gaikwad put him on strike for the final ball, as the renowned cricketer slid across the crease and guided Marcus Stoins’ fuller one for a four through deep mid-wicket.
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