MS Dhoni was dismissed first ball in Chennai Tremendous Kings‘ (CSK) match in opposition to Punjab Kings within the IPL on Sunday. Nevertheless, it was not his golden duck that shocked specialists however the resolution to return out to bat at No. 9, and former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh reacted sharply to it.
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Mitchell Santner and Shardul Thakur got here in to bat forward of Dhoni, who has been in classic hitting kind however slotting himself within the lower-middle order, which has given him just a few balls to face.However on Sunday, it obtained a bit extra dramatic to see the previous CSK captain strolling in on the fall of eighth wicket.
“MS Dhoni shouldn’t play if he needs to bat on the quantity 9 slot. It’s higher to incorporate a quick bowler than him within the enjoying XI. He’s the decision-maker and has let down his crew by not popping out to bat,” stated Harbhajan on Star Sports activities,
“Thakur can by no means hit pictures like Dhoni and I don’t perceive why Dhoni made this error. Nothing occurs with out his permission and I’m not prepared to simply accept that this resolution to demote him was taken by another person.”
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Mitchell Santner and Shardul Thakur got here in to bat forward of Dhoni, who has been in classic hitting kind however slotting himself within the lower-middle order, which has given him just a few balls to face.However on Sunday, it obtained a bit extra dramatic to see the previous CSK captain strolling in on the fall of eighth wicket.
“MS Dhoni shouldn’t play if he needs to bat on the quantity 9 slot. It’s higher to incorporate a quick bowler than him within the enjoying XI. He’s the decision-maker and has let down his crew by not popping out to bat,” stated Harbhajan on Star Sports activities,
“Thakur can by no means hit pictures like Dhoni and I don’t perceive why Dhoni made this error. Nothing occurs with out his permission and I’m not prepared to simply accept that this resolution to demote him was taken by another person.”
Harshal Patel dismissed Dhoni for zero with a yorker.
CSK may put up solely 167 for 9 on the board. Ravindra Jadeja top-scored for the five-time champions with a 26-ball 43. For Punjab, Patel and Rahul Chahar took three wickets every.
Nevertheless, CSK bowlers, led by Man-of-the-Match Jadeja’s spell of three for 20, helped the crew defend a below-par whole on the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala. Simarjeet Singh and Tushar Deshpande took two wickets every.
Punjab ended up scoring solely 139 for 9 and misplaced by 28 runs.
The win pushed CSK as much as No. three on the factors desk with 12 factors from six wins in 11 matches, forward of Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Tremendous Giants (each additionally with 12 factors) on internet run charge.
