After 73 games we have arrived to the finals of the Indian Premier League. After rain washed off the match on sunday, the much anticipated finals are taking place on Monday, i.e the reserve day. However, unknown to many a strange citing was observed during the Toss for this final game of the tournament. Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni went on to toss the coin from his left hand, despite him being a right hander. Follow Indian Premier League 2023 LIVE Updates at InsideSport.IN
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Now the only viable explanation for this move from Dhoni is playing a trick on opposition captain Hardik Pandya. As seen often by other captains, Dhoni opted to flip the coin with his left arm, so as to keep Hardik guessing. Since, Dhoni flips the coin from his left hand and Hardik positioned on his right, it becomes difficult for Hardik to see which part of the coin was visible and thereby making a guess on the same.
It is the finals of the grand, Indian Premier League and every small trick that can give a captain a bit of advantage over his opponent. Such are the high stakes that captains are keen on taking these chances to outwit their opponent. Moreover in this case, MS Dhoni was successful. After pulling off the trick, Hardik guessed it wrong and thereby Dhoni won the Toss and opted to bowl first.
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“We’ll bowl first with the rain forecast being around. Yesterday we were in the dressing room. As a cricketer you always want to play. It was the crowd that suffered the most. Hopefully we can entertain them. Pitch has been under cover for a long time, but throughout the tournament the pitch has behaved well over here. Quite happy it will be a 20-over game we’ll be playing. Serves justice to the tournament like this. Same team,” said Dhoni at the Toss
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