Steve Smith surprised by Dhoni quick-reflex diving catch

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Chennai. Although CSK’s innings ended without former CSK captain MS Dhoni playing on Tuesday, the legendary wicketkeeper-batsman raised the excitement among the fans with a sensational diving catch of Vijay Shankar during the match against Gujarat Titans (GT).

Dhoni demonstrated his quick reactions with a brilliant diving catch behind the stumps, sending the home crowd into a cheer.

Dhoni’s brilliant effort behind the stumps took Australian batsman Steve Smith by surprise and the Australian praised the 42-year-old’s wicket-keeping ability.

“Yeah, turned the clock back, right? Just made a dive there, it was 2.27 metres, it came on coverage, it was a great catch. He was standing a bit close because Darryl Mitchell’s not the fastest bowler, so he was nice and tight, he didn’t have a lot of time to react, but his reactions are definitely still there, aren’t they? Covered the ground well and the catch was just that. Stuck in the right hand.”

Former England fast bowler Stuart Broad also joined in praising Dhoni, saying that the wicketkeeper-batsman has the remarkable ability to instantly impact or change a game even without batting in that particular match.

Broad said, “He’s still very good, isn’t he? He’s a legend of the game. I think for MS, he doesn’t have to bat in a match and yet he finds a moment that “Changes the game in less than a minute. The second. His teammates cheered for him and the Chennai crowd loved it, so it was a great moment of the night.”

CSK, who came to bat first on Tuesday, scored a huge score of 206/6 on the board, newly appointed captain Ruturaj Gaikwad (46 off 36) and Rachin Ravindra (46 off 20) gave a great start to the team and scored 62 runs in just 5.2 overs. Pair.

After Rachin’s dismissal, it was Shivam Dubey’s performance as he smashed a blistering 51 off 23 balls. Dubey hit five sixes in his innings, but was caught by Rashid Khan at cover in the 19th over.

Speaking on Dubey’s impact for CSK, Smith said, “He is very confident at the moment, especially against the spinners. His first two balls were for six runs, and then from there the flow just continued. “And hit him in his areas. He’s playing really well at the moment. He can take a lot of confidence from that and he can take that into the competition.”

CSK bowlers supported their batsmen with a collective performance. Chahar’s 2-28 and Deshpande’s 2-21 kept the pressure on GT. Mathisha Pathirana, who played his first match of this edition, marked it with the wicket of Sai Sudarshan. Mustafizur Rahman’s two wickets earned him the Purple Cap as CSK registered a 63-run win over last year’s finalists.

Broad also talked about the importance of getting important wickets at crucial times for CSK. He said, “I think when you are a fast bowler, whenever you get the captaincy of the opposition team, it boosts your morale. Obviously, you have a target in mind and I think everyone Bowled well, bowled straight, used that. Domestic knowledge and zoned in on that off stump a bit more. I think that benefited him. The fast bowlers took 8 wickets which is very rare. Whenever we play in Chennai When we think about bowling, we think about spin, so it is a big advantage to see fast bowlers taking wickets.”

–IANS

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