MS Dhoni Delighted as Sameer Rizvi Announces His Arrival With Twin Sixes Against Rashid Khan - WATCH

Chennai Super Kings’ newest addition to their squad, Sameer Rizvi managed to put on a show when batting for the first time in the Indian Premier League (IPL) against Gujarat Titans, which even put a smile on the face of their former skipper, MS Dhoni.

The odds could not be stacked against the youngster any further. He came out to bat in the death overs and was up against arguably one of the finest bowlers in the shortest format, Rashid Khan. But he passed the test with flying colours as he managed to hit two maximums off the three deliveries from the leg-spinner’s over.

The quick burst of runs even put a smile on Dhoni who was padded up and ready to bat as the cameras panned towards the legendary finisher inciting a loud roar from the home crowd.

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The uncapped Rizvi fetched a whopping 8.4 crores at the recently concluded auction and coincidentally it was GT who was caught in a bidding war with five-time title winners for the services of the power-hitter from Meerut.

The 20-year-old was lethal with the bat in the recent edition of the UPT20 where he struck 455 runs in nine innings which included two tons and the most sixes for his side, the Kanpur Superstars.

In the CK Nayudu Trophy quarter-finals, Rizvi who represents Uttar Pradesh went on to smash 312 runs off just 266 deliveries which included 33 boundaries and 12 maximums as well.

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His innings against GT came to an abrupt end as he was dismissed by Mohit Sharma in the third delivery of the final over as he was unable to get his timing right on that instance and the ball fell for an easy catch for David Miller at long-on.

But the damage was done as the home side managed to get past the 200-run mark and went on to set a target of 207 runs where Shivam Dube led with a half-century along with the opening pair of Rachin Ravindra and skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad scoring 46 runs each.

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CSK will be very happy with the power-hitting shown by the youngster with the franchise looking for someone to take over the important role of the finisher for the franchise which has been held by MS Dhoni who will look to end his career in the near future.