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May 21, 2024
CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan has opened up on MS Dhoni’s retirement decision.
For MS Dhoni, the IPL 2024 journey is over. According to a report by news agency IANS, he is planning to visit London to treat a muscle tear injury, CSK sources have said. Dhoni will take a call on his future course of action post-recovery, the sources said. CSK got eliminated from the Playoffs race of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 after a heart-wrenching defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in a do-or-die match on Saturday.
It will only be the third time the five-time champion won’t feature in the IPL playoffs. The defending champions suffered a 27-run defeat at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. As soon as M.S. Dhoni walked out of the ground, scoring 25 off 13 deliveries, speculation grew regarding his future.
Now, CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan has opened up on his retirement. “There were no discussions in the dressing room about it. We have never asked him about his future, nor has he said anything about it. When he takes a decision, he will inform us; until then, we will not interfere,” CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan told Indian Express.
In the latest development, sources privy to information told IANS that Dhoni would decide to retire after having surgery in London.
“Dhoni might head to London for his muscle tear surgery, which saw him struggling during the IPL. He is not fully fit but wants to continue to play cricket, and he will only decide about his future after treatment, which will take him five to six months to recover,” sources told IANS.
Chasing 219, CSK faltered in the middle overs after recovering from the sloppy start. Rachin Ravindra’s 61-run and Ravindra Jadeja’s unbeaten 42 failed to guide the defending champion over the line.
Despite finishing the campaign with 14 points, the same as RCB in the league stage, CSK failed to seal the berth due to the latter’s superior net run rate.
With CSK ending their campaign in the IPL, fans and experts speculated that it could be Dhoni’s final season for the franchise. Still, the veteran has kept his cards close to heart and returned home after the Sunday match.
Rahul Tripathi was run out after a superb effort by Andre Russell. His reaction after getting out has gone viral.
Mitchell Starc struck thrice in the powerplay as Kolkata Knight Riders bowled out Sunrisers Hyderabad to 159 in Qualifier 1 of the IPL on Tuesday. Rahul Tripathi top-scored for SRH with 55 off 35 balls, while Heinrich Klaasen smashed 32 off 21 balls. The 62-run stand between Tripathi and Klaasen was the lone positive in an otherwise underwhelming batting effort.
Tripathi was run out after a superb effort by Andre Russell. His reaction after getting out has gone viral.
IPL’s third highest run-getter Head was all over the place when he went for a wild heave against the lanky Australian, who got the ball nipping slightly away after pitching and knocking down the off and middle stumps to dismiss the batter for his second consecutive duck.
Starc then bounced out Reddy with wicketkeeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz settling himself under the ball for a simple grab.
Shahbaz was the next to depart as he chopped one onto his wickets, looking to guide it down to the third man.
Starc’s opening spell, 3-0-22-3, gave KKR complete control of the proceedings as the other bowlers thrived to drive home the advantage.
Reduced to 39/3, SRH needed a counterattack, and Rahul Tripathi (55 off 35) provided one, but it was far from enough.
Tripathi soaked in pressure well to keep the boundaries flowing for SRH. Still, he did not find enough support from the other end beyond a 62-run stand for the fifth wicket with Heinrich Klaasen.
The burly South African, who had scored a vital 49 in the last match, did not go all out but played a crucial knock of 32, which came off 21 balls with three fours and a six until he found the man at deep midwicket off Varun Chakravarthy in the 11th over.
Facing the task of rebuilding again, there was no respite for the struggles that SRH had to endure when Tripathi was run out after a brilliant effort in the field from Andre Russell caught the SRH batter halfway through the pitch when there was perhaps no run on offer.
Abdul Samad hammered a six off his first ball, but his resistance, too, did not last long enough. The last of the recognized SRH batters, impact player Sanvir Singh, was cleaned up by Sunil Narine (1/40) on the first ball he faced.
SRH skipper Pat Cummins played a crucial knock of 30 off 24 while also putting on a vital 33-run stand for the last wicket with Vijayakanth Viyaskanth to take SRH beyond the 150 mark.
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