IPL 2023: ‘The noise when Dhoni came out to bat…’, Mark Wood recalls Chepauk crowd frenzy

MS Dhoni took Mark Wood, one of the world’s most hostile pacers, to the cleaners during Monday’s CSK vs. LSG clash in Chennai. Dhoni enthralled the CSK fans with two back-to-back sixes off the pacer.
The first was fast and furious, and Dhoni went for the big slash, and it flew over the third man for a six. In the dugout, his teammates jumped for joy.
The next shot was the real crowd-screamer. It was a pacy bouncer but Dhoni walloped it over midwicket into the stands as the Chennai crowd went berserk.
Looking back at the moment, England fast bowler Wood said, “I and KL were talking. We were trying to stay calm and trying to work out how to get him out. In my mind, I was not trying to be defensive.”

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“I was actually thinking of ways to stop him from scoring runs and get him out. Unfortunately, it cost me 12 runs. But, that second shot in particular was an amazing shot. I bowled it exactly where KL and I decided, get a bouncer and get it wide so that he has to fetch it if he is to take it. For him to hit it that far was pretty incredible,” Wood added.
“The noise when he came out to bat and then when he hit those two balls were definitely the loudest I have played in front of. It was eye-opening but it was a great experience to look back,” he concluded.