IPL 2024, PBKS vs CSK: Harshal Patel REVEALS why he didn’t celebrate MS Dhoni’s wicket

Punjab Kings (PBKS) bowler Harshal Patel has revealed that he didn't celebrate after picking MS Dhoni's wicket in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) due to the enormous respect he hasfor the former Indian captain. The right-arm seamer got rid of Dhoni with a cleverly disguised slower delivery that outfoxed the veteran who had to depart on a golden duck.

The CSK batter arrived at the crease in the 19th over of the innings, with the crowd at theHPCA Stadium in Dharamsala going berserk. However, much to their disappointment, Patel had the upper hand in the battle.

"Definitely bit on the drier side, we felt that and even when we hit on the hard length, it wasn't going as fast as we were bowling, it's not stopping but definitely a slower one. (On MS's dismissal) I have too much respect for him to celebrate when I get him out," said Patel in the mid-innings show.

Quizzed how he was able to extract such movement out of the pitch, Patel said the ball was reversing.

"One of the advantages of day game is, the square is quite rough, when I came into bowl the first, the ball started reversing and it drifted away a bit and it made things harder for the batter. I was not really confident with those, initially I haven't been bowling for over a year but I've been working on it, there's no technique to it but when it comes out, it's good as the batters mostly don't pick it."

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IPL 2024: VIDEO | MS Dhoni bowled for duck by Harshal Patel in CSK vs PBKS

CSK struggle batting first

Put into bat first after winning the toss by PBKS captain Sam Curran, CSK endured another poor opening start as Ajinkya Rahane departed without doing much damage.Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad and Daryl Mitchell did stitch a 57-run partnership but the Kiwi was given LBW out on a marginal call.

Post Mitchell's wicket, the CSK innings went into a freefall but some clever hitting from Shardul Thakur and Ravindra Jadeja ensured that the five-time champions finished with a par total of 167 on board.

Teams:

Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): AjinkyaRahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Richard Gleeson, Tushar Deshpande

Punjab Kings (Playing XI):Jonny Bairstow, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Sam Curran(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh

(With inputs from agencies)