Former Indian opening batter Navjot Sidhu took a brutal dig at Ambati Rayudu on air during the IPL 2025 match between the Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings on Tuesday. The 61-year-old, known for his punch lines during commentary, seemed to have called MS Dhoni a girgit (chameleon) as he hinted the latter to be Rayudu’s idol.
43-year-old MS Dhoni’s entry points in the match has in IPL 2025 matches have come under scrutiny heavily, given he had the opportunity to win games for the Super Kings against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals. Nevertheless, he succeeded in neither of them and failed once again during Tuesday’s fixture against Punjab as the Super Kings lost by 18 runs.
With Rayudu known to be Dhoni’s avid supporter, here’s what Sidhu said on air:
“What you are saying is completely wrong. Girgit agar kisi kaa aaradhyadev hain toh woh tumhara hain (If there is someone who is like a chameleon, it is your idol)
Siddhu owned both rayadu and dhoni pic.twitter.com/JLsf8iOOrZ
— Tezas (@Tezas_14) April 8, 2025
“He’s still got the ability and power to hit those sixes” – Simon Doull on MS Dhoni
Speaking on Cricbuzz, former New Zealand pacer Simon Doull slammed the CSK management for sending in Dhoni late, given his ability to hit sixes at will and having hit three in 12 balls against PBKS. He stated:
“Dhoni had three sixes in 12 balls. The rest of the team had five in total. So that tells you he’s still got the ability and power to hit those sixes. That’s why we have been talking about getting him up in the order. Because 27 off 12 balls, when they are 2 down, actually can make a difference. It’s not his fault.”
