MS Dhoni Wins This Award After Six Years in IPL, Then Says – "I Don’t Understand Why I Was Honored!"

In the match against Lucknow Super Giants, MS Dhoni played a crucial role in Chennai Super Kings' victory. Dhoni scored 26 runs off just 11 balls. For this innings, he was awarded the Player of the Match. With this, Dhoni became the oldest player in IPL history to win this award. However, after receiving the award for the first time since 2019, Dhoni questioned his selection for it.

Dhoni had last received this award back in 2019. Speaking at the post-match presentation, Dhoni said, "There were many other players who deserved this award. I don’t understand why I’ve been honored with it. I think Noor Ahmad bowled really well."

Dhoni further added, "Bowling with the new ball and then the overs bowled by Noor and Jaddu (Ravindra Jadeja) in the middle were key moments where we performed really well."

Dhoni Expresses Joy Over Breaking Losing Streak

Expressing happiness over the end of a five-match losing streak, Dhoni said, "Winning a match feels good because in tournaments like this, you want to win. Unfortunately, the results of our last few games didn’t go our way. There could be several reasons for that. So getting this win is very satisfying. A win gives the entire team confidence and helps us improve in the areas where we want to."

Oldest Player to Win Player of the Match in IPL

MS Dhoni has now become the oldest player to win the Player of the Match award in IPL history. He broke Pravin Tambe’s record, who won the award at the age of 43 years and 60 days. Dhoni achieved this at the age of 43 years and 281 days.

Additionally, Dhoni has become the first wicketkeeper in IPL history to dismiss 200 players behind the stumps.