Dhoni played an unbeaten inning of 91 runs in the final facing 79 balls. However, the most important moment of his innings was when he won the World Cup after 28 years by hitting Nuwan Kulasekara for a six. Interestingly, the bat with which he played that shot, which is the most commonly seen shot in the history of Indian cricket, holds the record for being the costliest bat. The bat was auctioned at MS Dhoni’s ‘East Meets West’ charity dinner in London.
Dhoni’s bat sold the most expensive
A die-hard Dhoni fan bid £100,000 (about 1 crore Indian Rupees) to win the bat. However, it was later reported that the buyer was actually a company called RK Global Shares & Securities Limited. Apart from this, talk about Dhoni, the great cricketer had already retired from international cricket, but he is still seen spreading his magic in IPL. He led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to their fifth IPL title in May.
Mahi was battling a knee injury during IPL 2023, he underwent surgery in Mumbai a few days after the tournament ended. The 42-year-old has promised to return for next season but a final decision on whether he will be available next season will be taken closer to the IPL 2024 mini-auction, depending on whether his body recovers from surgery. How does he recover from the injury and will he be fully prepared for the 2024 IPL.