WATCH: MS Dhoni and Sanjiv Goenka seen talking after LSG vs CSK match, once he sacked him as a captain for….
New Delhi: Mahendra Singh Dhoni is once again being seen in his vintage avatar — the ‘best finisher’, the ‘Mahi is on fire’ mode, and the calm and composed ‘Captain Cool’. On Monday, he led Chennai Super Kings to victory against Lucknow Super Giants — the very team owned by Sanjiv Goenka, who had once ousted Dhoni unceremoniously from his old team and stripped him of the captaincy.
After Monday’s match, an interesting moment was witnessed — a meeting between Dhoni and Goenka.
Following the win over Lucknow Super Giants, Dhoni was seen chatting with Sanjiv Goenka, the owner of the opposing team. Photos and videos of their conversation have been circulating on social media. During this interaction, Lucknow captain Rishabh Pant was also present.
Dhoni was once a part of Sanjiv Goenka’s IPL team — not just a player, but also the captain. Goenka, who now owns Lucknow Super Giants, previously owned the Rising Pune Supergiants.
That team only played for two seasons before being disbanded. It debuted in the 2016 IPL season with Dhoni as captain. But before the 2017 season, Goenka suddenly removed Dhoni from the team’s leadership.
As for Monday’s match, Lucknow Super Giants batted first and posted 166 runs for 7 wickets in their 20 overs. Captain Rishabh Pant scored 63 off 49 balls, while Mitchell Marsh contributed 30 off 25. Ravindra Jadeja and Matheesha Pathirana took 2 wickets each.
In response, Chennai Super Kings chased down the target with a 5-wicket win, thanks to MS Dhoni’s quickfire unbeaten 26 and Shivam Dube’s unbeaten 43. Rachin Ravindra scored 37 and Shaik Rasheed made 27 runs for Chennai. Ravi Bishnoi claimed 2 wickets for Lucknow.
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