MS Dhoni COMMITS Rare Mistake, Drops Andre Russell’s Catch During CSK vs KKR IPL 2024 Match | WATCH VIDEO

It seemed like it would be an easy catch for Dhoni, but he spilled it to everyone's surprise.

Chennai: MS Dhoni is easily the most popular cricketer of the generation. Even at 42, fans believe in him and that is why they turn up in yellow at all venues rooting for the icon. It is such that fans believe he cannot make a mistake, and if he does – that is a rarity. The rare event happened in the 18th over on Monday when the Super Kings took on the Knight Riders at the Chepauk. Andre Russell threw the kitchen sink at a wide delivery from Mustafizur Rahman and all he could manage was an edge. It seemed like it would be an easy catch for Dhoni, but he spilled it to everyone’s surprise.

Here is what actually transpired:

He is over!#MSDhoni , you are just losing all your respect by every passing match and such silly things on ground!
you should retire respectfully.
🥲🤡
Gautam gambhir must be laughing seeing this🌚#KKRvCSK #CSKvsKKR #IPL #IPL2024 #KKRvsCSK #GautamGambhir pic.twitter.com/ly5yNQvwi7

— Dr. Shreya (@daacsaabh) April 8, 2024

But fortunately from a CSK point of view, Russell did not last long after that drop as he was dismissed for 10 off 10 balls.

At the time of filing the copy, KKR were in trouble at 133 for seven in 19 overs. With three wickets, Tushar Deshpande was the pick of the CSK bowlers.

Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Philip Salt(w), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy

Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Shardul Thakur, Mustafizur Rahman, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana