India, April 6 -- Former Chennai Super Kings batter Matthew Hayden has apparently handed a brutal reality to his ex-colleague and incumbent CSK player MS Dhoni, reportedly remarking that his time is up in cricket and he should accept the truth. Hayden's comment reportedly came after the CSK legend's yet another poor batting show in Chennai's 25-run loss against Delhi Capitals in IPL 2025 at the M Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday.

Dhoni was subject to criticism during Chennai's failed attempt to chase down 184 at home as he struggled to find momentum in his unbeaten 30 off 26, comprising a maximum, a four, and six dot balls.

Reacting to Dhoni's go-slow approach against Delhi, Hayden, who was in the commentary box during the match at the C...