WATCH: MS Dhoni bats in nets ahead of 5th ODI vs New Zealand

Dixit Bhargav | 02/02/2019
MS Dhoni bats in nets ahead of 5th ODI

MS Dhoni bats in nets ahead of 5th ODI: The Indian wicket-keeper batsman was seen preparing hard ahead of the last ODI.

Former India captain and current wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni was witnessed batting in the nets ahead of the fifth ODI against New Zealand at Wellington. In the video posted by ESPNcricinfo on social media platform Twitter, it has come as a source of respite for Dhoni’s multitude fans.

In the video, the veteran cricketer is seen gearing up for his stint in the nets. Playing against spinners, Dhoni looks comfortable playing leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal and part-time spinner Shubman Gill.

It was India Batting Coach Sanjay Bangar, who confirmed in the morning during the pre-match press conference about Dhoni regaining fitness and being available for the fifth ODI. The 37-year old cricketer had missed the last two matches due to a hamstring strain.

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Coming on the back of a worst year in ODIs (in terms of number of runs), Dhoni has scored 241 runs in five matches this year. The fact that his runs have come at an average of 241 an a strike rate of 81.14 and include three half-centuries speak highly about Dhoni regaining form ahead of the all important ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

After being declared as the ‘Man of the series’ for scoring 193 runs in three matches at an average of 193 and a strike rate of 73.10 including three half-centuries, Dhoni seems to have left behind a ‘poor’ 2018.

Having last won it in 2011, it has taken Dhoni more than seven years to win another such award. With India being dismissed for 92 in the fourth ODI at Hamilton, the team management will be counting on Dhoni’s experience ahead of the last match.

Watch the full video of Dhoni’s batting below:

Read some of the Twitter reactions on Dhoni’s batting video below:

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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