‘I was padded up, when MS Dhoni came … ,’ reveals R Ashwin | Cricket News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin described the electrifying ambiance when MS Dhoni walked out to bat within the nineteenth over, following Ravindra Jadeja’s dismissal throughout Chennai Super Kings’ match in opposition to Mumbai Indians on Sunday.
Returning to CSK after a decade, Ashwin witnessed firsthand the unimaginable reception Dhoni acquired from the staff’s dugout—an expertise he had solely noticed from the opposition’s aspect previously.

“When MS Dhoni came out to bat in Chennai, there was so much noise and chaos that we forgot the situation of the game only. MS Dhoni has earned the love. It was for the first time I was seeing that reception from the CSK dressing room; I always saw it from the outside,” Ashwin shared on his YouTube channel.

At the time of Dhoni’s arrival, the match remained tense, with Mumbai Indians’ spinners conserving the strain on CSK.
“I was padded up, I was the next batter. I went inside and asked Ruturaj how the wicket and all that because we still needed 4 runs, but everyone forgot that a match was on the line,” Ashwin recalled.
CSK will subsequent tackle RCB on Friday on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.