At the end of Kolkata Knight Riders' clash against Lucknow Super Giants at the Eden Gardens on Thursday, April 9, Mukul Chaudhary Played a explosive innings to take the visiting team home.
Chasing the target of 182 runs on a difficult pitch, Lucknow was 128/7 at the end of the 16th over. Choudhary had to do the big work of scoring, with Avesh Khan supporting him at the other end. 54 runs were needed in the last four overs and Choudhary had faced only six balls till then.
However, he showed his brilliance with the bat in the subsequent overs and scored an unbeaten 54 off 27 balls to lead his team to victory. He hit two fours and seven sixes during his brilliant innings.
After his courageous effort, Star Sports shared a video on social media, where Choudhary talks about his affection for the great MS Dhoni. He also shared his admiration for the helicopter shot made famous by the former India captain. Choudhary himself hit a helicopter shot in the 17th over which was easily cleared over long on.
The 21-year-old batsman said, “I have always looked up to MS Dhoni because I was a keeper. I am a keeper. So I have grown up watching him, he plays helicopter shots. The 2011 World Cup always plays in my mind. I remember everything.”
Choudhary said that he wants to become a finisher like Dhoni as he considers the Chennai Super Kings legend as his idol.
“He has been my idol. I am also a finisher; I want to be like him and finish the game like him. So he is my idol,” the Rajasthan batsman said.
After Chaudhary and Avesh took byes, Lucknow finally won the match on the last ball. This was the second consecutive win for Rishabh Pant's team. However, the Knight Riders are still winless in IPL 2026 after four matches.
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