Rajasthan Royals (RR) opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi showed a touching sign of respect by touching MS Dhoni’s feet after their IPL 2025 win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Tuesday in Delhi. The heartfelt moment was captured in a viral video as both teams exchanged handshakes post-match.
Suryavanshi continued his impressive rise in the IPL with a game-changing performance against CSK. Opening alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal, the young left-hander gave RR a flying start, adding 37 runs in just 3.4 overs while chasing 188. The 14-year-old reached his half-century in just 27 balls, hitting a six off Noor Ahmad, before being dismissed by Ravichandran Ashwin for 57.
You can watch the video of Suryavanshi touching Dhoni’s feet here:
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Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Sanju Samson in one over, but RR still chased the target easily in 17.1 overs. Dhruv Jurel remained unbeaten with a quickfire 31 off 12 balls and finished the match in style with a winning six, securing a six-wicket triumph.
“Early Wickets Cost Us the Game” – MS Dhoni
During the post-match presentation, CSK skipper MS Dhoni acknowledged that the team lost one or two extra wickets early in the innings, which wasn’t ideal. As quoted by ESPN Cricinfo, he stated:
“It was a good total, Brevis’ innings was really nice, taking risks, that’s the phase we want to improve … the run rate was up but we lost one or two more wickets at the start. Kamboj is good, he gets a lot of movement, his balls hit you harder than what you might expect, he’s good … he’s done well, bowling three overs in the powerplay is tough.”
The 43-year-old advised CSK’s youngsters to play wisely instead of always chasing a 200+ strike rate. He further added:
“They have to try for the consistency, but if you are looking for 200-plus strike rate then consistency is hard to get, they have the ability to hit sixes at any stage … don’t take pressure, when the expectations rise, learn from senior players and coaching staff. It’s about reading the game.”
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