CSK vs LSG: Gautam Gambhir's shell shocked reaction to MS Dhoni's sixes goes viral

Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni turned clocks back by hitting consecutive sixes in first two balls he faced against Luckw Super Giants in match . 7 of Indian Premier League 2023 on Monday. Coming out to bat at . 8 in final over of first innings during CSK vs LSG at Chepauk, MS Dhoni got off mark with a maximum over wide deep third man. He n smashed ar six in very next ball off a pull shot which went 30 yards over leg side rope.

While Dhoni left entire Chepauk crowd in awe of his sixes in IPL 2023, LSG mentor Gautam Gambhir’s reaction to his shots became a major talking point for fans. In pictures currently going viral on social media, Gambhir can be seen showing emotions with a poker face, while being seated in LSG dugout. Gambhir’s reaction to 41-year-old cricketer’s sixes sparked off a massive meme fest on Internet. Meanwhile, click here to watch back-to-back sixes by legendary India captain against LSG.

Dhoni - Gambhir memes take over social media after CSK defeat LSG

IPL 2023: MS Dhoni scripts history as CSK earn first victory of season

Dhoni was unfortunately dismissed in third ball of his quickfire kck, but his sixes meant Chennai Super Kings set a massive target of 218 runs for LSG. In meantime, Dhoni became seventh batsman ever to score over 5000 runs in Indian Premier League history. After playing a total of 236 games since its inception in 2008, Dhoni has scored 5004 runs in 208 innings, at an aver of 39.09 and strike rate of 135.53.

41-year-old is fifth Indian cricketer to score over 5000 IPL runs in his career after Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, and Suresh Raina. Kohli is highest run-scorer in IPL history with 6706 runs in 224 games, while Dhawan sits second on list with 6284 runs. Warner is third in list with 5937 runs and is followed by Rohit (5880 runs), Suresh (5528 runs), and AB (5162 runs) respectively.

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IPL 2023: A special homecoming for Chennai Super Kings

It is worth mentioning that Dhoni’s back-to-back sixes and CSK’s thumping win marked a special return for four-time IPL champions to ir home ground. “Overall I think it was a perfect first game that happened and it was a full house for first game in 5 or 6 years since we've been here,” said Dhoni at post-match presentation show. IPL has returned to its home and away format for league st of 2023 season for first time since 2019.