All the records of so many fans gathered on the online live-streaming platform to watch MS Dhoni's batting were broken.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who won two World Cup titles to India, is now away from international cricket and plays only in IPL. It is generally believed that if you are not a part of the national cricket team, then there is a decline in your brand value and your fans, but this is not the case with Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He is still one of the most popular cricketers in India and it was reflected in the 17th league match of IPL 2023 where Chennai Super Kings took on Rajasthan Royals.
During this match, when Dhoni was batting, the tournament's online live-streaming platform Jio-Cinema saw the highest viewership so far this season. The excitement of cricket was at its peak in this match and all the cricket fans watched the match with bated breath till the last ball. In this match, CSK was defeated by just 3 runs, but Mahi's style was seen in batting for which he is known. He raised hopes by hitting two sixes in the last over, but he could not get the win.
In this match, Dhoni played an unbeaten inning of 32 runs in 17 balls which included one four and three sixes and the strike rate was 188.24. While Dhoni was batting, JioCinema's viewership had crossed 22 million. So far this season, more viewership was not seen during any other match. Earlier, the number of viewers in the match between RCB and Lucknow was 1.8 crore, while the match between Mumbai and Delhi was seen by 1.7 crore people.
While Dhoni was batting against Rajasthan, viewership on StarPlus, the official broadcaster of the league, increased by 47 percent and Jio Cinema's app was the most downloaded for the match. Talking about Dhoni's performance so far this season, he has scored 58 runs in 3 matches at an average of 214.81. At the same time, under his captaincy, the CSK team has won two out of the four matches played so far, while two have been lost and with 4 points, this team is currently in the fifth position in the points table.
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