Former Australian captain Michael Clarke has showered praise on MS Dhoni for his lightning-quick wicketkeeping abilities. On Monday, Dhoni’s CSK crushed Lucknow Super Giants to end their five-match losing streak, thus registering their second victory of the season. Dhoni’s mind-boggling contribution with the bat and behind the wickets was incredibly invaluable as he guided CSK to a five-wicket victory with three balls to spare. 

His contribution involved three dismissals behind the wickets as he removed Ayush Badoni with stumping, took Rishabh Pant’s catch, and ran out Abdul Samad. And, with the bat, MS Dhoni played a thundering knock of 26 off 11, involving four boundaries and one six, to take the side to victory. 

“It is always loud when MS Dhoni's in town. Look, his keeping does not surprise me. I have said it before, in my opinion, he is still the best wicketkeeper in the world. It is phenomenal how consistent he has been over a long period of time. I thought his captaincy was spot on tonight as well, the way he used both spinners through the middle, got through overs quick, built some pressure,” said Clarke on Star Sports.

MS Dhoni, stepping in to lead CSK in the absence of injured Ruturaj Gaikwad, used CSK’s bowling unit magnificently, limiting LSG to 166/7 in 20 overs.

“The best thing that happened tonight was MS Dhoni's captaincy. It was phenomenal. He read the situation, he adjusted to the conditions, he bowled his spinners in tandem, exactly like MS Dhoni has done his entire career. He got them on, they rushed through the overs, they changed the pace of the game, they used the surface, they picked up wickets. I just think his experience out there on the field was defining tonight as captain,” he said.