New Delhi. T20 cricket is often associated with youth. But in the Indian Premier League, not only the young players but also the ‘Dad Army’ is making a lot of noise. Not only this, players who have ‘retired’ from international cricket are also turning the tables. Sunil Narine did the same a day ago. Every cricket lover is watching the magic of MS Dhoni. Apart from these two, there are many such cricketers in IPL 2024, who have retired from Test or ODI cricket, but are making a splash in the league.
Everyone is crazy about Dhoni’s game
Talking about retired players, we can start with MS Dhoni. Dhoni, who had won two World Cups for India, retired in 2020 itself. From all three formats of international cricket. But his magic in IPL remains the same as before. Dhoni had scored 20 runs in just 4 balls against Mumbai Indians. His target was Hardik Pandya, who was bowling his 20th over. Only 20 runs scored by Dhoni proved costly for Mumbai and it lost the match. Earlier, Dhoni had scored 37 runs in 16 balls against Delhi Capitals. However, it is certain that Dhoni will not return from retirement. No one is even making such an appeal to him. But everyone is definitely saying that Dhoni still has it in him that he can represent India at least in the T20 team.
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Captain wants Narine’s return to the national team
35 year old Sunil Narine is also in amazing form at the moment. He is at third place in terms of scoring most runs in IPL 2024. He has scored 276 runs in the league, which also includes a century. Only two players, Virat Kohli and Ryan Parag, have been able to score more runs than him in the tournament. West Indies captain Rovman Powell wants Sunil Narine to also play in the T20 World Cup to be held in June this year. According to Powell, he has conveyed this wish to Naren. Now it remains to be seen whether Naren returns from retirement or not. Sunil Narine had announced his retirement in November last year.
Du Plessis is also showing strength
South Africa’s Faf du Plessis is also among those players who have said goodbye to international cricket, but are making a splash in IPL 2024. 39 year old Faf du Plessis is the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore. He has scored 232 runs in 7 matches at a strike rate of 154.66. Only Virat Kohli has been able to score more runs than him for RCB. Everyone knows that when Faf du Plessis was at his best, he had said goodbye to international cricket. The reason for this was more controversy than cricket. It is believed that there were some differences between Faf and the cricket board.
Left ODI Test, but continues to shine in IPL
David Warner has scored 166 runs in 6 matches in IPL 2024. David Warner, who recently said goodbye to ODI and Test, has expressed his desire to continue playing in T20 International cricket. Warner has said that he wants to play T20 World Cup. After this he will completely say goodbye to international cricket. There is every possibility that this player’s wish will be fulfilled and he will be seen playing for Australia.
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Quinton de Kock and Heinrich Klaasen, who have said goodbye to Test cricket, will also be seen playing in the T20 World Cup. Both of them are cricketers from South Africa. De Kock plays for Lucknow Supergiants while Heinrich Klaasen is a member of Sunrisers Hyderabad. De Kock has scored 174 runs in 6 matches in IPL 2024. Heinrich Klaasen has scored 253 runs in 6 matches in the tournament. His strike rate is 199.21, which is the highest after Dinesh Karthik among the batsmen who have scored more than 200 runs.
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Tags: Faf du Plessis, IPL 2024, ms dhoni, Sunil Narine
FIRST PUBLISHED: April 17, 2024, 15:15 IST