IPL 2025 ka ek aur blockbuster match dekhne ko mila jab Chennai Super Kings (CSK) ne Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) ke khilaaf M. Chinnaswamy Stadium mein sirf 2 runs se haar ka samna kiya. CSK ke liye yeh unka 11 matches mein 9th defeat tha, jo unke playoffs ke chances ko kaafi hurt karta hai.
Match ke baad, former Australian wicketkeeper-batter Adam Gilchrist ne MS Dhoni ke kuch tactical decisions par apna honest opinion diya. Gilchrist ne bola ki 33-run over jo Khaleel Ahmed ne diya, wo game-changing moment tha, aur shayad Dhoni ko Anshul Kamboj ya Ravindra Jadeja se ek aur over lena chahiye tha.
“Tactically, I don’t know if a huge difference could have been made. Khaleel ke pehle do overs mein 32 runs gaye the, toh usse wapas lana risky tha. Shayad Kamboj better option hota. Noor ke over ke baad Jadeja se ek aur over mil sakta tha. Mixed bag tha. 45 dot balls bhi daale unhone,”
Par Gilchrist ne sabse zyada attention MS Dhoni ke internal energy aur unke tactical sharpness par diya, jo unke retirement ke kareeb hone ka signal de raha ho.
“MS… kabhi bhi animated nahi dikhte, par kya unke andar wahi energy bachi hai? Kya unka dimaag ab bhi utna hi tez kaam kar raha hai jitna pehle karta tha? Be it is saal ya agla, retirement door nahi hai. Par main unki leadership ko zyada critique nahi karna chahta, kyunki unhe bowling ne let down kiya,”
Final over mein Dhoni ka ek low full toss miss karna bhi kaafi surprising tha, especially jab unhone sirf 12 runs banaye 8 balls mein.
“Even MS… woh full toss miss kar gaye. Pehle woh aise deliveries ko turant boundary ke paar bhej dete the,”
Match ke baad MS Dhoni ne khud defeat ki zimmedari li aur kaha ki unhe Shivam Dube se pehle aakar game finish karna chahiye tha, lekin wo expect kiye gaye shots convert nahi kar paye.
“Jab main batting karne aaya, toh mujhe laga kuch shots aur convert kar leta toh pressure kam hota. Isliye main defeat ki zimmedari leta hoon,”
Toh kya yeh MS Dhoni ka final IPL season hai? Ya phir wo ek aur baar sabko galat sabit karenge? Time will tell, lekin ab sawaal uthne lage hain!
