IPL 2023: Sunil Gavaskar Explains What Makes MS Dhoni 'Stand Out From Others'

CSK in IPL 2023: Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar underlined how 'Captain Cool' MS Dhoni uplifted his teammates to clinch the coveted IPL trophy four times.

Gavaskar also recalled a particular match-winning performance from Dhoni, when during a match CSK required 20 runs from the final over for the win.

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As four-time Indian Premier League (IPL) winners Chennai Super Kings (CSK) prepare for what could be legend Mahendra Singh Dhoni's last season with the franchise as a player, Sunil Gavaskar, one of the most respected voices in the sport, recalled highlights of Dhoni's illustrious IPL career.

In an exclusive conversation with IPL 2023 official broadcasters Star Sports, former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar underlined how 'Captain Cool' uplifted his teammates to clinch the coveted IPL trophy, record four times.

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"I think when CSK returned and won the IPL trophy, it was absolutely amazing because the team had not been together for two years and they had moved out with different franchises and suddenly they come back again. That tells you leadership. That tells you how the man could get a team together again after that gap. Sometimes you know, first year, second year there is a team spirit that happens but to get all of them together after the gap is remarkable," Gavaskar told Star Sports.

Gavaskar also recalled a particular match-winning performance from Dhoni, when during a match CSK required 20 runs from the final over for the win.

"I think therefore that particular year and some of the shots that he played, I remember one game where the teams needed 20 odds runs in the final over and he just smashed it around from everywhere from outside the off stump, he was hitting it over long on for sixes! We were used to seeing that from Dhoni but even those little touches of his where he makes a fielder, a player feel 7 feet tall, are the touches that make him stand out from the other," the cricketer-turned-commentator asserted.