After the match against Lucknow Super Giants, Dhoni has raised questions on himself. He has raised this question with a decision related to himself. Actually, Dhoni has objected to the fact that after the end of the match, he was awarded the Player of the Match award. He has opposed this decision of the organizers. Dhoni has expressed his opposition to the Player of the Match when he received this award after 6 years. He has made a record of winning it at the oldest age. Apart from this, as captain, he is the player of the player to become the player of the match.
Dhoni opposed the Player of the Match Award
Chennai Super Kings defeated LSG by 5 wickets in the match played in his house on the evening of 14 April. The player of the match award of this victory of Chennai was given to his Tala i.e. Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Now Dhoni objected to this and know what he said. Dhoni said that I do not understand why this award was given to me? He said that Noor Ahmed could have been entitled to this award, who have bowled well. Dhoni said about Ravindra Jadeja that he too has bowled well, he could also be given this award.
Why Dhoni got the player of the match?
Now know why Dhoni was given the Player of the Match? And what did Dhoni advocate while opposing it, what did he do in the match? Dhoni was given the Player of the Match as he played the role of Finisher against LSG at a strike rate of 236.36. He scored an unbeaten 26 in just 11 balls, including 4 fours and 1 six. Apart from this, he did 1 stumping in the match. Caught 1 catch and worked out to turn the game out 1 run.
Talking about Noor Ahmed’s performance, he must remain affordable but he did not get a wicket. He gave 13 runs in 4 overs. On the other hand, Ravindra Jadeja took the wickets of Mitchell Marsh and Ayush Badoni giving 24 runs in 3 overs.
Dhoni made a record
Well, this was Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s 18th Player of the Match Award in the IPL. In this way, he equaled Virat Kohli. The Indian player to win the Player of the Award in IPL is the only Rohit Sharma (19). Dhoni has won all his Player of the Match Award IPL as a captain.
Dhoni also set a record by becoming a player of the match against Lucknow Super Giants. He has become the oldest player to win this award in IPL. Dhoni has won this award in 43 years and 281 days.