MS Dhoni helicopters and scores two one-handed sixes | MS Dhoni jogs away in humorous gesture after pitch invader attempts to touch his foot.

 MS Dhoni struck two one-handed sixes in the IPL match between GT and CSK before hugging a fan who broke through security to meet him in Ahmedabad.

In Short

Dhoni scored 26 off 11 balls vs GT

The fan came on to the field to touch Dhoni's feet

GT won the match by 35 runs

 When the umpires requested Shivam Dube to wait to examine the height of the full toss at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium, there was a massive roar followed by a hushed. The shout for the wicket was not due to the fact that the Gujarat Titans were playing at home. It was exciting to see MS Dhoni step out to bat. The third umpire quickly issued the marching orders to Dube. In walked Dhoni.

Nothing else mattered now. The situation of the game. The race to the playoffs. The game of net run rate... Nothing. It's just one man and his fans.

For the past two years, Dhoni has regarded the IPL as a major event. It is become commonplace. The supporters want Dhoni to bat higher in the order, but his knee injury prevents him from batting at full strength for more than 15 balls. He batted 11 times against GT on Friday. 

Three of them were 6s. And no ordinary sixes. Dhoni's first six was a one-handed swipe at a Mohit Sharma knuckleball. You could practically feel the Narendra Modi Stadium vibrating. It was very loud. But Dhoni was only getting started. With 53 to win, even sixes off the final eight balls would have been insufficient, but who cares? The crowd simply wanted Dhoni to bat all of them. And he nearly did, confronting

Dhoni put the first two balls of Rashid Khan's last over in the stands. The initial shot was from a helicopter. 

He danced down the track, negating whatever turn was on offer, and utilized his muscular wrists to twist the ball. Rashid pulled the next one down. Dhoni was out of shape, but his hands are so good that he doesn't need to be in a decent stance. There are not even two hands on the grip.

Dhoni landed the first two balls of Rashid Khan's final over in the stands. The initial shot came from a helicopter. He danced down the track, ignoring whatever curve was available, and used his massive wrists to twist the ball. Rashid dragged the next one down. Dhoni was out of shape, but his hands are so good that he doesn't need to maintain a proper stance. There are not even two hands on the handle.