There was nothing much in the mind: Dhoni on his match-winning cameo

DUBAI: Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said that he had "nothing much in the mind" when he walked in to bat with 24 runs still required off 11 deliveries in the playoffs match against the Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals.

While the task was enormous, the skipper added that the only thing relevant at that stage was to "just watch the ball and hit the ball".

"It (last over) was a crucial one. Delhi have a very good attack, and they were exploiting the conditions well. They were using the bigger boundaries. So I felt it would be tough. That's why we wanted set batters to continue till the end," said Dhoni in the post-match press conference last on Sunday.

On what was going through his mind when he came at the crucial stage, the captain said, "Nothing, just watch the ball and hit the ball. I haven't done a lot in the tournament, so you want to get that part out of the system. If you are batting well in the nets, just look for the ball, what are the variations, where the bowler could bowl. Other than that there was nothing much in the mind. If there are too many things floating around, it becomes difficult to watch the ball," he said. IANS

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