Live Cricket News: Kondappa Raj Palani, a throwdown specialist for the Chennai Super Kings, has recounted his first meeting with MS Dhoni, just days after the former India captain announced his retirement from international cricket. Dhoni announced his retirement on August 15, 2020, only days before the commencement of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League in the United Arab Emirates. CSK were in the midst of a pre-season camp at the same time that Dhoni decided his career as an international cricketer was finished. Even yet, the IPL was approaching, and Dhoni wanted to get some practice in the nets.
“The first time, the camp started when Dhoni retired. I saw him for the first time then. He asked if you were the throwers. He asked me to throw balls at him. The team was pleased after that. The net bowlers were speaking about his retirement. After two or three weeks, he came to play sidearm. Everybody was arriving,” Palani said on the Chennai Super Kings website.
“Fleming, Hussey and everyone said Dhoni was coming and asked me to bowl carefully. The first two balls were wides. The next ball was a full toss. Dhoni came to me and said ‘Stop looking at me and bowl’. He asked me to play naturally. I then started bowling wherever he wanted and then he was very happy. He started addressing me every day since with my name.”
Palani wasn’t the only CSK spinner who got a chance to go on Dhoni. Murugan, his partner, also had the misfortune of bowling to the CSK legend. “Most of the time, he asks me to bowl with my front foot. He used to suggest that the next step is to pick wickets. To begin, get a sense of it. We began giving it to him “Murugan has been mentioned.
Dhoni’s CSK failed to make the playoffs for the first time in IPL 2022, finishing second from the bottom with 12 points. CSK, on the other hand, surged back the following year, with Dhoni leading them to their fourth IPL triumph. CSK suffered yet another uncommon failure in the IPL 2022. They were the second team to be eliminated and ended second worst.
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