India pacer Tushar Deshpande recalled the time he bowled to MS Dhoni in the IPL 2025 match between the Rajasthan Royals (RR) and the Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
With Dhoni and Shivam Dube at the crease, Deshpande was handed the ball to bowl the penultimate over. He held his nerve and delivered a brilliant spell, conceding just six runs. Out of the six deliveries, three were bowled to Dhoni.
“It’s always pressure bowling to Mahi bhai because he’s the best finisher in the world,” Deshpande told ESPNcricinfo. “I was kind of trying to impress him and just wanted to bowl my best ball to him. Before last season, I had never bowled to him in an official game.”
Playing his first season for the Rajasthan Royals, Deshpande had a lukewarm campaign with the ball, never getting a consistent run in the playing XI.
