IPL: Virat Kohli lauds MS Dhoni's 'champion knock'

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Pune, April 22: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and India captain Virat Kohli tonight (April 22) praised Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his match-winning knock against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2017. (Match scorecard)

Dhoni returned to form as he hit a superb unbeaten 61 off 34 balls to take Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) to a 6-wicket victory over SRH at Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium on Saturday. (Dhoni is captain of 'All-time IPL XI')

The 35-year-old Dhoni, under pressure coming into today's match, proved that he can still finish matches, which he has done so many times in the past.

With 2 runs to win off the final ball from paceman Siddarth Kaul, Dhoni hit a boundary to trigger wild celebrations in the team's dug-out and in the stands. Dhoni hit his first half century of IPL 10 as RPS successfully chased down 177.

RCB skipper Kohli, who is in Kolkata for tomorrow's (April 23) match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), took to the micro-blogging website Twitter to hail Dhoni's "champion knock".

"Ms Dhoni does what he's done with so much confidence over the years. What a champion knock. Great to watch 💪," Kohli wrote.

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