All eyes were on the proceedings taking place at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday evening, as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) played their last home game of this Indian Premier League (IPL) season against Kolkata Knight Riders, in what could be CSK skipper MS Dhoni's last match at the Chepauk.
However, earlier that day, during Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) win against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Jaipur, RCB batsman and wicketkeeper Anuj Rawat put up a performance that drew comparisons with Dhoni.
Rawat was instrumental in RCB put up a winning total of 171 runs. Like Dhoni, he came in as a finisher and scored an explosive knock of 29*(11) while hitting three 4s and two 6s. In the second innings, he put up an excellent wicketkeeping display, which was capped off with a brilliant Dhoniesque no-look throw to runout Ravichandran Ashwin.
𝗗𝗢 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦!
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 14, 2023
The Anuj Rawat direct-hit that left everyone in disbelief 🔥🔥
Check out the dismissal here 🔽 #TATAIPL | #RRvRCB pic.twitter.com/2GWC5P0nYP
Many fans compared his performance with Dhoni.
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Anuj Rawat seen wearing MS Dhoni signed gloves
The camera zoomed in on Rawat, revealing that his gloves were signed by none other than Dhoni. No wonder the RCB wicketkeeper and batsman could put up a performance the CSK skipper would've been proud of.
Anuj Rawat played with Dhoni's signed gloves 👀🔥 pic.twitter.com/Cl1fjCVB6q
— 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐲𝐚𝐬𝐌𝐒𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐧™ (@Itzshreyas07) May 14, 2023
How has Anuj Rawat performed this IPL season?
| Matches | Innings | Runs | Highest Score | Average | Strike Rate | Catches taken |
| 7 | 6 | 68 | 29* | 22.67 | 121.43 | 3 |
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