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‘Achha isliye tuktuk karta tha’ – Fans react as Shai Hope speaks about his conversation with MS Dhoni after WI beat ENG by 4 wickets
In the first ODI of the three-match series, the West Indies beat England by four wickets at North Sound in Antigua. In a high-scoring game, West Indies skipper Shai Hope scored an amazing century and helped the Carrebian team cross the line. They chased 326/10 runs with seven balls to spare.
The hero for the West Indies was Skipper Hope, who scored an unbeaten 109 runs off 83 balls with the help of four boundaries and seven sixes. After winning the game, Hope spoke about his inspiration for finishing the game like this. While speaking with presenter Hope, she namedropped former India skipper MS Dhoni and revealed how he inspired him to play big knocks.
“A very, very famous person, MS Dhoni—we had a chat a while ago, and he was saying, ‘You always have a lot more time than you think,'” Player of the Match Hope said during the post-match presentation. “That’s one thing that has stuck with me throughout the years I’ve been playing ODI cricket,” he further added.
Shai Hope thrashed Sam Curran to get the victory
Facing the challenging task of scoring 19 runs from 12 balls during a pursuit of 326, Hope showcased his prowess by targeting Sam Curran, smashing three sixes in the penultimate over to secure victory. In the process, he not only steered his team to success but also achieved his 16th ODI century, a stellar accomplishment achieved in just 83 balls, marking a new personal best.
In the game, Shai Hope has achieved a remarkable feat, becoming the joint third-fastest player to reach 5,000 ODI runs, accomplishing this milestone in just 114 innings, matching the records of West Indies legend Viv Richards and India’s Virat Kohli. Only Pakistan’s Babar Azam (97 innings) and South Africa’s Hashim Amla (101 innings) stand ahead of him on this impressive list.
Here is how fans react to Shai Hope’s comments:
MsD was not wrong. You always have a lot of time in 50 overs if you are in batting in top order
— Omar. (@OmarBalochh) December 4, 2023
Another fan boy of Thala 💛@rattibha
— 𝐌𝐫𝐢𝐧 (@legendmsd_07) December 4, 2023
He has scored 16 centuries in ODIs.
Unlike Babar, Hope centuries are in winning cause.— Drinks Break (@DrinksBreak19) December 4, 2023
This might trigger some toxic fans😃😃
— Swapnil (@The_SSwapnil) December 4, 2023
RIP your cricket career😭👏
— 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐢𝐢⁴⁵🥂 (@rushiii_12) December 4, 2023
That’s right. Should not rush. Play and focus on every ball
— Vikram Nayak (@AgentSarja) December 4, 2023
Brilliant innings by shai hope give west Indies lead 1-0 in series👏
— Kirkett (@bhaskar_sanu08) December 4, 2023
MS GOAT DHONI
— Omar. (@OmarBalochh) December 4, 2023
109 in 83 balls. Wow
Now some people think 109 in 120 balls is what msD meant— мυѕѕαωαя вυтт (@IsHQ_QaTil) December 4, 2023
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