Former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) stalwart Suresh Raina helped a limping MS Dhoni as they both were stepping out of the Wankhede Stadium after the IPL 2024 match against the Mumbai Indians on Sunday. In a video emerged on social media, Raina was seen holding Dhoni's hands, helping him reach the team bus.
Raina and Dhoni have played in multiple seasons for the Chennai Super Kings and were integral part of the squad that lifted the title in 2010 and 2011. The duo have also been involved in various partnerships for India in international cricket and are hold immense respect for one another.
Raina played his last IPL edition in 2021 and accumulated 5528 runs in 205 matches, averaging 32.52 with 1 century and 39 half-centuries.
MS Dhoni's sixes make Wankhede Stadium's crowd come alive:
Meanwhile, the former CSK captain played an instrumental role in their win over the Mumbai Indians as his cameo of 4-ball 20, including three consecutive sixes off Hardik Pandya in the 20th over. With the Yellow Army starting the final over on 180, the final over impetus of 26 runs gave them a match-winning total of 206.
Although Mumbai Indians made a strong start to the run-chase, Matheesha Pathirana derailed their run-chase by dismissing Ishan Kishan first up in the 8th over. He went on to dismiss Suryakumar Yadav for a two-ball duck, followed by Tilak Varma and Romario Shepherd.
Although Rohit Sharma finished unbeaten at 105, the five-time champions fell short by 20 runs eventually, sliding to their 4th defeat of the season.
