The second season of Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) kicked off on Saturday with a six-hitting contest between former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper MS Dhoni and former Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden, at MA Chidambaram stadium.
Thala is back! #whistlepodu #ThalaInChepauk #SuperSaturday #TNPL2 pic.twitter.com/yBn4UHHuja
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) July 22, 2017
Here is a hatrick #six of #Dhoni Goosebumps. waiting for #ipl2018 #ThalaInChepauk #Whistlepodu #TNPL2017 @ChennaiIPL pic.twitter.com/TVhAS3uYSu
— Nancy Arputhasamy (@Nancy50772822) July 22, 2017
.@msdhoni in action at Chepauk ! #ThalaInChepauk #Whistlepodu pic.twitter.com/OqSrcBo6TW
— Thusi (@thusi_c) July 22, 2017
Dhoni turned up in a yellow CSK jersey and the former captain was received with a huge cheer and excitement.
Love the way @ChennaiIPL shows its respect towards this legend. Love you lots CSK for this reason ❤#ThalaInChepauk #Whistlepodu pic.twitter.com/vmNhl8nAKp
— Vishnu (@js__vishnu) July 22, 2017
Both Dhoni and Hayden, who played for CSK participated in a three-ball contest. The Indian wicket-keeper smashed all the three balls for a six.
vanthuten sollu therimbe vanthuten sollu 😎😎⚡📣 pic.twitter.com/q8ZrMeCTvP
— vijay prakash.k (@24prakashk) July 22, 2017
Dhoni, who is know for hitting for big sixes has 322 maximums in his career.