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Chennai Super Kings were missing the finishing touch of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, which was given to them by Karthik Sharma’s innings against Mumbai Indians. This player scored his first fifty in the Indian Premier League and reminded the fans of young Dhoni by doing a gun celebration.
After the 44th match of the Indian Premier League 2026, one player is being discussed everywhere. Chennai Super Kings’ young batsman Karthik Sharma who created problems for Mumbai Indians. He showed such a game which reminded everyone of former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Chennai Super Kings fans are missing their champion captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni at this time. He was expected to play in the match against Mumbai Indians but it did not happen. It was not possible for the fans to see this veteran who got injured before the start of IPL, but they definitely got a glimpse of this great man.
For the Chennai team chasing the target of 160 runs against Mumbai Indians, Karthik Sharma came and did the same thing that Mahendra Singh Dhoni does. He took charge of the match, made it and then finished it and returned from the field with the captain. Not only was Karthik’s style of playing like that of the former captain, but seeing him hitting the shots, it seemed as if Dhoni was the one batting.
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Karthik Sharma played an unbeaten inning of 54 runs on 40 balls against Mumbai. During this, he hit 4 fours and 3 sixes. He along with captain Ruturaj Gaikwad made an unbroken partnership of 98 runs for the third wicket. The gun celebration he did during this time reminded the fans of Dhoni’s old memories.
CSK’s Karthik Sharma scored his first half-century against Hardik Pandya’s MI in IPL 2026. He helped Chennai Super Kings win by eight wickets against Mumbai Indians on Saturday. However, more than his game, people are discussing what he did after the match. Karthik Sharma made a gun like gesture with his hand. Seeing his celebration, fans remembered MS Dhoni’s famous celebration twenty years ago.
There was a reason for this celebration. Karthik Sharma scored 54 runs and remained unbeaten till the end. His batting was calm and intelligent, just like that of MS Dhoni, whom he imitated. Karthik Sharma is still very young and a lot remains to be done in his career. But at the age of just 20, he is performing brilliantly.
By scoring a half-century on Saturday, he became the second youngest player to score a half-century for CSK. Only Ayush Mhatre had achieved this feat at his younger age. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) bought Karthik Sharma in the 2026 IPL auction for Rs 14.2 crore. He is from Bharatpur, Rajasthan and plays for the state team of Rajasthan. He is famous for his explosive batting.
