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MS DHONI, CSK vs RR. (Image Courtesy: BCCI/IPL)
It was much like the 2019 world cup. Dhoni and Jadeja were both out there and the game was on the edge. 25 crore people were watching on Jiostar and the stadium was all yellow screaming for their idol. Only MSD is 6 years older and a hobby cricketer of sorts. But it was still very intense.
The 19th over was proof. They needed 20 an over and Tushar Deshpande was handed the ball. Dhoni started with an upper cut for four and then went big in the third ball for six. The commentators were all excited and when Jadeja finished the over with a six, the roar was deafening. CSK was alive.
Rewind to the 2019 world cup semi-final for the situation was very similar. “The last over in that semi final was to be bowled by Jimmy Neesham and I was backing myself. While you can’t say anything in cricket, 17-18 runs wasn’t something…” and Dhoni stopped in his tracks when he had spoken then about what he was going through.
“I had planned the innings all along and with Jaddu batting with me. We were constantly assessing what we needed to do. I was in fact doing all the planning for Jadeja as well and at no point did the situation go out of hand”, he had said.
While we will all remember Dhoni for his incredible leadership and white ball skills, we will also remember the 2019 run out. One of the greatest cricketers to play the game, even MSD couldn’t escape the cruelty of sport. Exactly the same as last night. When he hit the low full toss towards midwicket, for a second it seemed that he had timed it to perfection.
MS Dhoni, RR vs CSK (Image: BCCI/IPL)
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No he did not. Shimson Hetmyer took a stunner and it was heartbreak for the yellow army. Yet another imperfect finish for the perfect finisher.
Many may have been left with lumps in their throats to see a legend denied his hurrah. But that’s sport. It is never perfect and there are no retakes. Even for the greatest there is no rewind button. In what has been a truly remarkable career, which will forever be remembered in the annals of Indian cricket, there will always be these finishes to lament.
For Sandeep on the other hand the pressure was humungous. He was given the ball ahead of Archer and he had to stop Dhoni in the last over, a task as difficult as any in T-20 cricket. Had he failed he would be trolled and if he succeeded he was the villain anyway! He was to do the job and did so to perfection. He was the star whether the yellow brigade liked it or not.
We will continue to argue if Dhoni could have scripted a final fairytale. The truth, however, is out there. It is time to agree that imperfect is the new perfect. The new normal. At this age all you can expect is for him to try. Bat where he did yesterday and try. Give himself and his team a chance. But more often than not he will fail. For that’s how sport is. Real not reel. Brand Dhoni is still at its peak but player Dhoni is best seen on a rewind button. The reality of sport.
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