MS Dhoni's Bat Check: CSK Captain's Unusual Move in Thrilling Match

An interesting moment took place during the match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday, May 3, when MS Dhoni was seen taking the bat gauge from the hand of the on-field umpire and he himself put his willow in it and started testing.

It was during the 17th over of the second innings when Chennai were chasing a target of 214 runs. When Dewald Brevis got out off Lungi Ngidi's ball, Dhoni came out to bat. Then the on-field umpire took out the gauge.

Dhoni's bat didn't work properly at first, but then the CSK skipper took the matter into his own hands and scratched his bat twice. Although it did not go cleanly, the umpire showed him a thumbs up and allowed him to bat.

In the last over of the match, Dhoni hit a six but was dismissed for 12 (8) runs and when 13 runs were needed off the last three balls, Chennai could not chase down the target and Royal Challengers won the match by 2 runs. During the presentation after the match, Dhoni took the blame and said that he should have performed better in the balls he faced.

Dhoni said after the match, "When I went to bat, the kind of balls and runs needed, I felt that I should have played a few more shots to reduce the pressure. I take the blame. They started well, we came back in the middle, but Romario Shepherd was fantastic. Whatever bowlers bowled, they were able to score maximum runs. "

He also said that his bowlers need to work on their yorkers. "We need to practice yorkers more. In most cases, when the batsmen start to connect, you have to rely on the yorker. If you are looking for the perfect yorker and it doesn't happen, a low full toss is the next best thing. It's one of the hardest balls to hit," Dhoni said.