Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper, MS Dhoni comes up with a cheeky reply while talking about his retirement at the toss ahead of their match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Ekana Stadium turned up in a sea of yellow color for MS Dhoni and made deafening noise when the CSK captain won the toss against the hosts. Broadcaster at the toss, Danny Morrison asked the CSK skipper how did it feel to get such support in his last season to which Dhoni made a cheeky remark.
Replying to Morrison, MS Dhoni said that it was the broadcaster and the media who had decided that it’s his last season and not him. “You’ve decided it is my last,” Dhoni said at the toss before bursting into laughter.
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The Chennai Super Kings captain had earlier said back in 2022 that he will be retiring after touring India when IPL returns to the home-away format. He said that he wanted to play in front of a packed MA Chidambaram stadium before calling it quits from the Indian Premier League (IPL).
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Dhoni received a rousing reception for his answer at Lucknow stadium with Danny Morrison finding it hard to listen to what MS Dhoni was saying. On the day, Dhoni opted to bowl first at the Ekana Stadium stating that the pitch had been under coves for a long time due to rainfall.
During teh toss, MS Dhoni said, “The fact that the wicket was under the covers for a long time and the wicket is quite tacky and hence we are bowling first. First, we have to look at the pitch and how it plays. We have had different pitches working differently in the night games and day games.”
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Chennai decided to drop Aakash Singh for the game and bring in a more experienced Deepak Chahar, who regained his fitness. The side started brightly against LSG, picking up the wicket of Kyle Mayers in the fourth over of the first innings.
