MS Dhoni’s Wild Fanbase Leaves Teammate Shocked In IPL 2025: ‘Chepauk Cheered For A CSK Participant To Get Run Out…’ | Cricket Information

Chepauk might be simply known as the second house of the legendary MS Dhoni because of his large fan following in Chennai. The 43-year-old is at present main Chennai Tremendous Kings after their common skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad received dominated out of IPL 2025. Each time when CSK play on the MA Chidambaram stadium, it turns into a spectacle for all of the cricket followers as the group leaves no stone unturned to welcome Dhoni on subject. Seeing a grand reception by the followers for Dhoni additionally left CSK star Jamie Overton completely stunned.

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Overton made his IPL debut for Chennai in opposition to Rajasthan Royals at Chepauk. Speaking about his expertise, he revealed that seeing the group have a good time Ravindra Jadeja’s dismissal, solely to welcome Dhoni on the crease, left him completely shocked.

He additionally acknowledged that after the sport, he messaged his father and requested him to observe a match at Chepauk solely to witness Dhoni’s loopy fandom.

“I messaged my dad and my agent after the primary house sport. I used to be like, ‘It’s important to come out and expertise MS strolling out to the center. [Ravindra] Jadeja received run-out and also you had a house crowd cheering for somebody to get run-out. I’ve watched Premier League video games, loads of different sports activities occasions, and there is nothing else like that noise,” Overton stated on ESPNCricinfo.

The England all-rounder went on to state that watching Dhoni follow on the nets has truly helped him in altering his personal fashion.

“He holds the bat fairly low along with his arms, whereas I am extra an English or Australian model, with fairly excessive arms. The spinners do not get as a lot bounce [in India] so I am attempting to be a bit decrease, with my arms a bit extra relaxed… I really feel like I am in a superb place with my batting,” stated Overton.

Speaking about his IPL debut, Overton scored an unbeaten 11 off 4 balls. With the ball, he bowled two overs and leaked 30 runs with out scalping any wicket. To this point, he has performed three IPL matches and scored 15 runs and but to take a wicket.

Speaking about CSK, the five-time champions are struggling for consistency within the ongoing season. With solely two wins after eight matches, CSK are caught on the backside of the factors desk.

They’ll now tackle Sunrisers Hyderabad of their upcoming IPL 2025 match on Friday at Chepauk. SRH’s situation is much like CSK with identical variety of defeats however a barely higher internet run-rate.