India, March 24 -- When MS Dhoni walked out with four needed to win against Mumbai Indians in their IPL 2025 opener, the packed MA Chidambaram Stadium felt they had their money's worth. The hope for those thousands and millions of others glued to their television sets was to see what they have waited with baited breath for the last 12 months - a Dhoni six to 'finish it off in style.' But instead, it was Rachin Ravindra who wrapped up the chase with a winning six. But while it was a moment to savour for the young New Zealand batter, he was targeted with hate messages on social media after the game from Dhoni fans.

After the dismissal of Ravindra Jadeja on the fourth ball of the penultimate over, Dhoni walked out as Chepauk went berserk. W...