IPL 2022 | 'Anyone will be happy to get MS Dhoni's wicket'- Marco Jansen

South African left-arm pacer Marco Jansen was elated as any young bowler would be, after dismissing a legendary cricketer like MS Dhoni. The tall lanky left-arm pacer made his debut for the SunRisers Hyderabad on Saturday afternoon and proceeded to immediately make an impact.

The prodigiously talented seamer conceded just 30 runs in his quota of four overs and ended up taking the prized scalp of MSD. 

The moment came during the third delivery of the 18th over when Jansen dished out a back-of-a-length slower delivery to Dhoni. Dhoni (3 off 6 deliveries) decided to take it on but the problem was that he couldn't get the connection he was aiming for.

As a result, the former CSK skipper couldn't hit it past Umran Malik, who took a simple catch at short. Speaking to the host broadcaster Star Sports during the mid-inning break, Jansen was understandably chuffed to bits at dismissing Dhoni.

"Anyone will be happy to get MS Dhoni,"

Jansen made his IPL debut last year when he was with the Mumbai Indians. In two games, he claimed as many wickets. The left-hander has grown in stature since the last season courtesy of his performances at the Test level during the Proteas summer.

He was understandably nervous prior to the game but once he settled down, he executed his plans brilliantly. During the interview, Jansen opened up about his thought-process and the strategies he employed with regard to the conditions on offer.

"Nervous at the start, but nice to get the opportunity. Back of a length is the most difficult to play along with your change-ups… There wasn’t much swing for me, so I went for the cross-seam route,” he added.

Jansen's debut for SRH proved to be a good one not only for him but also for the team as the Kane Williamson unit thumped CSK by eight wickets to claim their maiden win of the season.