Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni are great buddies off the field. While the two are among the best cricketers that India has witnessed in the 21st century, the two also share great comraderie and friendship both on and off the field.
Playing for Team India, the duo have been involved in quite a few game-changing partnerships where the running between the wickets with these two in the middle has been a sight to behold in itself and a testimony to the trust that they have on each other's understanding of the game and judgement of a run. It helps that the two are also among the fittest players in the side.
Years after having announced his retirement from international cricket though, Dhoni continues to share a good bond with Kohli and the same was on display when their teams squared off at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday. After the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 8 runs, the two cricketers were seen sharing hugs and having a conversation as if friends catching up after a long time.
Former RCB skipper Kohli has now even tweeted a picture along with Dhoni. "❤️+💛= 🇮🇳 @msdhoni," he wrorte along with the picture.
Here is Kohli's Tweet:
As far as the match is concerned, CSK, after being asked to bat first posted the highest-ever score by a visiting team at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, making 226 with Devon Conway scoring 83 off 45 balls. Shivam Dube also scored a half-century, making 52 off 27 balls. In response, Bangalore were in the chase with Glenn Maxwell starring with the bat scoring 76 off 36 balls apart from Faf du Plessis' 62 off 33.
However, in the end, Bangalore fell 8-runs short to taste their third defeat in five games. They are now seventh at the IPL 2023 points table. By contrast, Chennai have three wins from five matches are find themselves at the third place.