Chennai Super Kings suffered their first loss of the season on Sunday as they suffered a defeat against Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. But, after witnessing MS Dhoni’s special performance in Vizag, there is hardly any CSK fan who will be upset by the result. Although CSK fell short of the target by 20 runs, there was no shortage of entertainment as Dhoni came up with a brilliant 16-ball 37-run performance. There were some scenes from the night of ‘Thala’ that left fans nostalgic and the audience witnessed this as Dhoni once again worked his age-old magic.

The 42-year-old Dhoni’s performances with the bat were enough for former Australia stars Brett Lee and Shane Watson to petition CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad for the wicket-keeper batsman’s promotion .

“He performed well tonight, he is not rusty. I do hope he does more with his batting. Get yourself up the rankings. He is outstanding and his brain is still good and sharp, CSK please get MS Dhoni Improve the rankings,” the former Australian fast bowler said on Jio Cinema.

“MS Dhoni is in this form – that’s exactly what you want from him. The power and skill he gets under pressure when bowlers are really scrambling to perform, we’ve seen his ability to suddenly win matches He’s had a lot of shots like that in his career. Some of the shots he hit tonight, they’re the best shots I’ve ever seen him hit. An overhead shot is one of the harder shots to hit, but he Still doing it,” said the Australian all-rounder.

CSK’s middle-order has been further strengthened with the arrival of rules affecting substitutes. Dhoni dropped further down the order when slugger Shivam Dube came on as a substitute against Delhi.

However, as CSK looks to prepare for the next generation, it will be difficult for the management to elevate Dhoni as this could be his last season in the IPL as a player.