Ishan Kishan’s team became champion with the help of MS Dhoni? Big revelation on Jharkhand’s first SMAT Trophy win

Shahbaz Nadeem on MS Dhoni: Jharkhand has created a new history in Indian domestic cricket by winning the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT). While the brilliant performance of captain Ishan Kishan and the players on the field was behind this historic success, the role of former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni outside the field is also considered very important.

Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) Joint Secretary Shahbaz Nadeem made a big revelation about the contribution of MS Dhoni after the team’s victory, which intensified the discussion.

Shahbaz Nadeem’s revelation about MS Dhoni

According to Shahbaz Nadeem, MS Dhoni was closely monitoring every match of Jharkhand team during the entire tournament. “From the time we started the season to the appointment of the coaching staff, we took Dhoni’s advice in every major decision. He watches every match very carefully. He followed the entire SMAT tournament, noted the strengths and weaknesses of the players and discussed it with us. He remembers the statistics of every domestic player from Jharkhand. He wants to see Jharkhand cricket progress,” Nadeem told ESPNcricinfo.

Jharkhand had performed brilliantly in SMAT

Under the captaincy of Ishan Kishan, Jharkhand won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for the first time last week, defeating Haryana in the final. This victory was also special because Jharkhand lost only one of its 11 matches in the entire tournament, and won the final and won the title.

Final match summary

Talking about the final match, this match was one-sided at the MCA Stadium in Pune. Batting first, Jharkhand scored 262 runs at the loss of 3 wickets, which is the highest score so far in the final of this T20 tournament. Haryana team, which came to chase the target, looked under pressure from the very beginning and was reduced to 193 runs. In this way Jharkhand registered a big victory by 69 runs.