“The query was about SRH, not Dhoni or CSK”

Former India opening batter Virender Sehwag issued a brutal response to Amit Mishra, who started speaking about Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) and MS Dhoni, throughout a post-match dialogue after Mumbai Indians’ (MI) win over the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). The previous spinner bought sidetracked to CSK’s season prospects when requested concerning the Orange Military’s probabilities of qualifying for the playoffs.

SRH compiled yet one more disappointing efficiency at residence as MI accomplished the double over them within the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL). The Pat Cummins had been diminished to 35-5 on the Rajiv Gandhi Worldwide Stadium, and will solely end with 143-8. MI chased down the entire with relative ease, on the again of Rohit Sharma’s second consecutive fifty within the marketing campaign.

The crushing seven-wicket loss sends SRH to the ninth spot within the factors desk. Solely CSK, with a touch inferior web run-rate of -1.392, lies under them within the backside place.

Amit Mishra blended up the 2 struggling franchises when he opined that Dhoni wants to return up within the batting order for SRH to stay in competition for the knockouts.

“I feel it’s unattainable for SRH to qualify for the playoffs, as a result of the type of cricket they’re taking part in, they may not win all of their six remaining matches. For that, they must do nicely in all departments. If Dhoni involves bat up the order, he must play no less than 30 balls, with all due respect to their high order,” Amit Mishra mentioned on Cricbuzz.

Upon listening to Mishra’s feedback, Sehwag reminded that the query was about SRH’s playoffs prospects, with nothing to do with both MS Dhoni or CSK.

“The query was about SRH, not Dhoni or CSK,” Sehwag corrected.

Upon realising his mistake, Mishra apologised to the presenter, earlier than Sehwag talked about that it’s all due to “Dhoni’s Aura”.

SRH and CSK will face one another in a do-or-die conflict of kinds on Friday, April 25

Each CSK and SRH are on the point of elimination from the playoffs race after successful simply two out of eight matches in IPL 2025. They’re coming throughout as deflated items, extra so after a current drubbing by the hands of the Mumbai Indians (MI).

SRH will face CSK on the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday, April 25. The Orange Military have received solely two matches out of the final eight on the venue towards CSK. It was additionally the stadium the place SRH misplaced the 2024 IPL last to the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).