New Delhi: MS Dhoni He held the attention of his fans long after he retired. Most of the time, these were cricket fans who would storm into stadia, just to be near him. Quite often, these followers would touch Dhoni’s feet as that is how they showed respect and adoration in their culture.
The most recent incident was when a fan ran inside the stadium and bowed before Dhoni during a match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad on Friday.
It happened when CSK was batting while chasing some runs with Dhoni at crease that a fan broke into the stadium and he was taken out by security hence there was a short hold-up.
Dhoni scored 26 off 11 balls very quickly and played a fabulous knock which included sixes all over Rashid Khan to please his home crowd in Ahmedabad.
Speaking about the game, captain Shubman Gill hit an incredible century while B Sai Sudharsan scored his maiden IPL run for Gujarat Titans totalled 35 That win sealed their place in the playoffs.
Sudarsan (103 off 51 balls) and skipper Gill (104 off 55 balls) went hammer-and-tongs as both openers struck blistering centuries to take GT to 231/3.
Despite contributions of Daryl Mitchell (63) and Moeen Ali (56), who both made half-centuries, the home side’s bowling attack restricted them to 196/8.
