Published 13:29 IST, April 28th 2020
Mohit Sharma reveals comical incident when MS Dhoni was not 'Captain Cool' during IPL game
Mohit Sharma joined CSK in 2013 and immediately impressed with 20 wickets. He played for them till 2015 and then returned in 2019. He is now with the Capitals.
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Mohit Sharma broke into Team India after his impressive performances in IPL for CSK side. He made his IPL debut for CSK in IPL 2013 and immediately impressed with 20 wickets in season. He continued to be a vital part of side and n joined Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2016.
Sharma returned to CSK in 2019 but is w a part of Delhi Capitals. Here is a funny story from his journey at CSK.
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Mohit Sharma reveals how a goof up with Ishwar Pandey got him chided by MS Dhoni
Pace bowler Mohit Sharma recently appeared on an Instagram Live on Delhi Capitals p. During this conversation, Sharma was asked many questions about his career and n was asked about an infamous incident that involved an angry MS Dhoni. Mohit Sharma n elaborated on incident which happened when CSK was playing Sunrisers Hyderabad.
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In match, MS Dhoni had asked Mohit Sharma to bowl next over but a sudden change of plans led to him giving responsibility to Ishwar Pandey instead. However, Sharma was t aware of Dhoni's new decision and took ball from Ishwar Pandey and went into his run up. As he began to run, MS Dhoni raised his arms as he was t understanding why Sharma is bowling. However, umpire officiated that Sharma would have to continue with over as he had already begun his run up.
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On his very first delivery, Mohit Sharma got wicket of Yusuf Pathan but MS Dhoni was far from delighted. Afterwards, orwise 'Captain Cool' MS Dhoni scolded both Mohit Sharma and Ishwar Pandey furiously. On next day, two bowlers tried to explain what had happened and at that time Dhoni comically revealed that he had t even remembered incident after team left field. Here is video where Sharma narrates incident.
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Orwise, Sharma was full of praise for Dhoni, calling him a true leader who was simple, grateful and down to earth, while making sure that he took full responsibility of his team's losses while making players feel valued for contributing to his team's victories.
Mohit Sharma was picked up by Delhi Capitals at 2020 IPL Auction. He has played 85 IPL matches and has picked up 91 wickets. His best figures are 4/14.
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13:29 IST, April 28th 2020