Former Australian opener, Matthew Hayden tweeted a video where he went on to reveal his favorite moments from the Indian Premier League (IPL). Hayden said one of the greatest moments in his life was when he got the chance to meet the Dalai Lama during the third season of the IPL in 2010. He also revealed about the “cracker” of the match that followed against Kings XI Punjab.
Tweeting about the same, the southpaw wrote: “The @IPL has been a huge part of all our lives. Wanted to share my favourite #MyIPLmoment to fill the gap before live action starts again”.
The @IPL has been a huge part of all our lives. Wanted to share my favourite #MyIPLmoment to fill the gap before live action starts again. I would like to nominate @ImRaina to share his favourite IPL moment. Bless you all🙏 @ChennaiIPL @mipaltan pic.twitter.com/4lMytmHFiP
— Matthew Hayden AM (@HaydosTweets) April 13, 2020
Hayden also spoke about the final of that season, when CSK went on to lift the coveted IPL trophy, against Mumbai Indians (MI), and the catch he took to dismiss a dangerous Kieron Pollard in that match. He also nominated Suresh Raina to share his favorite IPL Moment.
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Responding to Hayden, Raina recalled Hayden’s blistering knock of 93 against Delhi Daredevils in the same season. Delhi had scored 185 on a turning track on the back of a quickfire 74 from former India opener Virender Sehwag. Hayden, batting with the ‘mongoose’ bat, made short work of the chase however smashing 93 off just 43 deliveries. Raina recalled, “Every ball was going out of the park.”
Beautiful memories of #Yellove & @IPL brother @HaydosTweets. One of my favourite innings with you is CSKvsDD from 2010, where I got your autographed bat which is a very precious part of my collection till date. Here I pass it on to @faf1307 to share his favourite moments of #IPL. https://t.co/mWU9CwsvJz pic.twitter.com/06NdAqSnEc
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) April 13, 2020
Raina, who captained CSK in that match in MS Dhoni’s absence, also recalled how Hayden had signed the bat he used in that match and given it to him. Raina tweeted a photo of the autographed bat. He also nominated Faf du Plessis to share his favorite IPL moment.
Golden memories of @IPL with my brother @HaydosTweets. Thanks for this precious bat, it will always top my collection. @ChennaiIPL pic.twitter.com/I1JvFZSyPO
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) April 13, 2020
Meanwhile, the number of coronavirus positive patients in India went past 9200 with almost 330 people losing their lives on Sunday, as per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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