{"id":153393,"date":"2026-04-10T01:52:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T07:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=153393"},"modified":"2026-04-10T01:52:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T07:22:55","slug":"video-from-dhoni-dreams-to-ipl-reality-mukul-choudhary-finishes-it-for-lsg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=153393","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | From Dhoni dreams to IPL reality: Mukul Choudhary finishes it for LSG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-70846363\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">Mukul Choudhary\u2019s rise from a M.S. Dhoni-inspired dreamer to a match-winner has been rapid, but not accidental. At Eden Gardens on Thursday, the 21-year-old powered Lucknow Super Giants to a <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026-kkr-vs-lsg-game-result-match-report-mukul-choudhary-unbeaten-50-lucknow-super-giants\/article70843903.ece\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">last-ball, three-wicket win<\/a> over Kolkata Knight Riders with a stunning, unbeaten 54 off 27 balls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI dedicate this to my father\u2026 I also always watch MS (Dhoni) sir, the way he finishes,\u201d Mukul said, reflecting on the influence of Dhoni.<\/p>\n<p>That composure is built on routine. \u201cEveryday I hit around 100-150 sixes\u2026 for the last five-six months, I\u2019ve been practising a lot,\u201d he revealed. His confidence in high-pressure finishes isn\u2019t new either. Recalling a domestic game, he said: \u201c25 runs were needed from the last over and five runs from the last ball\u2026 I got picked from that innings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Against KKR, that belief resurfaced as he turned 128\/7 into victory. \u201cI never thought about the result, just wanted to take the match till the end\u2026 in the end it became clear that \u2018yes I can do it\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A key part of that clarity is mental discipline. \u201cWhen there are many things going around, I want to sit down peacefully for five seconds and take 2-3 deep breaths, just watch the ball and play the ball.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Support from skipper Rishabh Pant has also been crucial. \u201cRishabh bhaiya told me that \u2018don\u2019t think so much, just do what you have been doing\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Apr 10, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ipl\/mukul-choudhary-last-ball-heroics-lsg-vs-kkr-ipl-dhoni\/article70846363.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mukul Choudhary\u2019s rise from a M.S. Dhoni-inspired dreamer to a match-winner has been rapid, but not accidental. At Eden Gardens on Thursday, the 21-year-old powered Lucknow Super Giants to a last-ball, three-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders with a stunning, unbeaten 54 off 27 balls. \u201cI dedicate this to my father\u2026 I also always watch&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":153394,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-153393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/58_RVM_7797.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pgnRh4-DU5","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=153393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153393\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/153394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=153393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=153393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=153393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}