'It will strike fear in the opposition' - Kevin Pietersen and Sunil Gavaskar react after MS Dhoni finishes match against SRH with a six

MS Dhoni reminded the world that the ‘finisher’ in him is not dead yet, by slamming a sensational six to seal the match for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) side against the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) outfit.

And, Sunil Gavaskar and Kevin Pietersen have offered their thoughts on Dhoni. The 73-year-old Gavaskar stated that Dhoni takes the game to the final over and when the supporters are biting their nails, he finishes things off. Gavaskar added that the CSK legend has sealed games for his side on so many occasions in his career.

“He (Dhoni) does it so often. He takes it into the last over. When the supporters are biting the nail – they also know he is going to do it. But that anxiety, that you feel. He has done it so many times in his career,” said Gavaskar on Star Sports.

MS Dhoni has done it for so many years: Kevin Pietersen

Kevin Pietersen reckons that MS Dhoni keeps doing the job over and over again, and the way the 40-year-old finished the match against the Hyderabad side should strike fear in the minds of the opposition. The former England cricketer also stated that if Dhoni starts finishing off matches, then CSK will have one hand on the trophy.

“Dhoni has done it for so many years, he keeps doing it and doing it and doing it. What he has done now, should strike fear into the opposition. He has not been in the form for two seasons, so if he starts doing that now here, then, goodness, they got one hand on the trophy, they really do. They are serious out, on these conditions they are really good,” said Kevin Pietersen.

Pietersen added that the likes of Ravindra Jadeja, Josh Hazlewood, Faf du Plessis, and Ruturaj Gaikwad have been extremely good for CSK this season, and if Dhoni can finish games off in style, then the opposition will surely have a problem.

“They got the Hazlewood effect, and the Jadeja effect, and the openers have been really good. So, if Dhoni starts coming off now, finishes games off, then other teams have a problem. Scary proposition,” concluded Pietersen.