2024-04-20 11:32:50
Who is the best athlete in India today? 90 percent of Indians would put Mahendra Singh Dhoni at the top when looking for an answer to this question. India’s World Cup-winning captain said goodbye to the national team, but his popularity has not waned a bit. That was caught on Quinton de Kock’s wife’s watch.
Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants clashed at the Sri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Thursday (April 19). As soon as Dhoni entered the field in this match, Lucknow’s home ground became uproarious with slogans. ‘Dhoni…Dhoni’ chanted the gallery. A lot of noise pollution is created.
The chant of ‘Dhoni..Dhoni’ continued throughout the stadium for 10 minutes. At this time, the Indian legend was seen hitting four-sixes with the bat. That time is caught on the watch of Sasa de Kock, the wife of opponent Lucknow cricketer de Kock.
Sasa was surprised by such actions of supporters. He shared a picture of his watch screen on social media when Dhoni came out to bat. It can be seen there, when Dhoni came down to bat, the sound level of the stadium exceeded 95 decibels!
Such madness is not new. As West Indies cricketer Nicholas Pooran, who came to play in the IPL, said, ‘Every season I see the same thing. When Dhoni comes out to bat, looking at the gallery feels like being in the middle of a sea of yellow. I am proud to have got the opportunity to play with a cricketer like Dhoni.’
However, Chennai did not win the match. Rituraj Gaikwad’s team lost by a big margin of 8 wickets. Even though Chennai did not win, Dhoni showed his natural game. Just before the last over, he faced 9 balls and scored 28 runs by hitting 2 sixes and 3 fours.