IPL 2021: MS Dhoni's Wicket A Dream Come True For Young DC Pacer Avesh Khan

Cricket Image for IPL 2021: MS Dhoni's Wicket A Dream Come True For Young DC Pacer Avesh Khan (Avesh Khan (Image Source: Google))

Delhi Capitals' (DC) young fast bowler Avesh Khan was one of the happiest players around on the field after his team defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by seven wickets in the second match of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

The reason for the 24-year-old's enthusiasm was the wicket of Mahendra Singh Dhoni late on Saturday night. "Three years ago, I had a chance to take Mahi bhai's wicket, but somebody had dropped the catch. But now my dream of taking his wicket is fulfilled, so I am very happy about it."

Avesh said DC's strategy was to put pressure on the CSK skipper as he had not played 'competitive cricket for some time. "It was because of the pressure (that) I could take his wicket," said Avesh, who returned figures of 2/23 and helped the Delhi franchise restrict CSK to 188/7 before chasing down the target in 18.4 overs.

Avesh, who made his IPL debut for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in 2017, said that he was very happy with the way he carried out the role given to him. "I am happy with my performance in the first match. I put the team in a good position with the wickets of Mahi bhai and Faf du Plessis. After winning the first match, everyone's confidence goes up. Now, we have to maintain the momentum."

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