Leaders Online Desk: Former Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni) did not bat in the 53rd match of IPL 2024, but he did a special performance. He took 150 catches in the history of IPL Became the first player in the world is Dhoni achieved this special milestone by catching Jitesh Sharma against Punjab.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (MS Dhoni) has taken 146 catches as a wicket keeper and 4 catches as a fielder. In this regard, Dinesh Karthik is at the second position with 144 catches and former Royal Challengers Bangalore cricketer AB de Villiers is at the third position with 118 catches. Virat Kohli is fourth with 113 catches.
- With a win against Punjab Kings Chennai ranked third.
- Despite the absence of three key bowlers, Chennai Super Kings successfully defended 167 runs.
- In the match against Punjab Kings, CSK jumped to the third position in the IPL 2024 points table with 12 points.
- With this defeat, Punjab Kings are on the verge of exiting the play-off race.
- Chennai's first win over Punjab in 1115 days. Punjab had won in the last 5 matches.
- In the IPL Record of 150 catches MS Dhoni has become the first player to do so.
In this match played at Dharamsala, the Chennai team lost the toss and came to bat first and scored 167 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad has lost the toss 10 times in 11 matches so far. Dhoni (MS Dhoni) came to bat at number nine in this match. This is the first time in the history of the IPL and in his 18-year T20 career that Mahi has come out to bat at number nine. However, he was clean bowled on the very first ball of Harshal Patel. Not only Dhoni but also Punjab wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma could not open the account. This is the fifth time in the history of IPL that the wicketkeepers of both the teams failed to open their account in a match. Jitesh was caught by Simarjit Singh in the hands of Dhoni.
Learning from failure: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Learn from failure and move on. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has expressed the opinion that I never play under tension. Speaking to the website Cricbuzz, Dhoni said, “If I play under tension after a defeat, it hurts me personally and also the team.” So I don't hesitate. In life we ​​should always learn something and move forward. While doing this, one should be careful to ensure that the mistake made once will not be repeated. Emotions should be controlled. I get angry too. I also get frustrated and disappointed sometimes. But, while living in the present, I value action by thinking about what I want to do at this moment, he said.
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