'You could see that he was...' - Former Australian all-rounder makes a big statement on MS Dhoni's 'bowler will err' remark after loss against RR

It was not a day as CSK would’ve expected on Wednesday while playing in the 17^th match of the Indian Premier League 2023. The skipper and one of the star finishers of his time MS Dhoni failed to cross the line for Chennai Super Kings and couldn’t clear the boundary when they required 5 out of the last ball in the 20^th over of the second innings.

Later on, Dhoni went on to give an ‘out of the box’ statement on his intent while having faced off with such a nerve-jangling chase. He said that he always shows faith in his instincts with a hope bowler will surely fall in the line of fault.

"You see the field, see the bowler and what the bowler is trying to do, and after that just stand still and wait for them to commit the mistake, if they bowl in good areas then good luck to them. I would wait for it and that is something which has worked for me, you need to back your strength and my strength is to hit straight," said Dhoni during the post-match presentation after a 3-run loss against Delhi Capitals.

Subsequently, Dhoni’s former Ex-CSK teammate and former great Australian all-rounder, Shane Watson also shared his opinions on this statement from MS Dhoni. Apart from that, Watson also came up with a big statement while commenting on the belief system of MS Dhoni during run chases.

Here's what Shane Watson said about MS Dhoni

"MS' skills are at the top of the game. The last couple of years was a bit off. You could see that he was trying too hard but was just not able to get the ball from the middle of his bat consistently. This year, he certainly is. The thing that has always stood out to me about MS Dhoni is that he has a different perspective on chases, which is not normal but it's what has made him so good. His thoughts are that the deeper a game goes, then there is more pressure on the bowler. So, there is a much higher chance of the bowler making a mistake in the last over. This means that if Dhoni stays calm, which he always does, he backs himself to win that battle," said Watson to The Grade Cricketer.

"Growing up in Australia, we were always taught, 'you finish, or try to do it as early and not let it get into the last over'. Whereas MSD is like 'I'm going to take it deep into the last over because there is much more pressure on the bowler'. MSD has done it so consistently. It's a different approach but so often he has come out on top. The other night he was so close, he got it so close. Sandeep bowled brilliantly and MS couldn't get it as well as he would have liked to but it was as close a match Dhoni could set up,” he added later.