Published 12:52 IST, May 12th 2020
MS Dhoni was apologetic about lashing out at umpires in IPL 2019 game: Mitchell Santner
MS Dhoni lost his cool when a no-ball confusion took place between the on-field umpires during a match between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings.
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Former India captain MS Dhoni is one of greatest captains to have graced sport. MS Dhoni is kwn for his cool and calm demeaur on field, which is also cited as one of reasons behind his success. wicketkeeper-batsman has mand to keep his emotions in check more often than t, something which he is lauded for till date.
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MS Dhoni apologized to umpires after IPL 2019 match: Mitchell Santner
However, re are a few instances when Dhoni showed his fiery side. One such instance took place in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019. During a match between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings (CSK), MS Dhoni lost his cool when a -ball confusion took place between on-field umpires while CSK were chasing a huge target in a game that went right down to wire.
MS Dhoni stormed away from CSK pavilion to ground when -ball call took place against CSK in final over. This was a rare instance of MS Dhoni letting his emotions take over. Mitchell Santner, New Zealand all-rounder, who was present on field during incident, has gone on to reveal about MS Dhoni did after game.
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While speaking to sports producer Rupha Ramani on CSK's Instagram live session, Mitchell Santner revealed that MS Dhoni apologised for his actions after nail-biting encounter. Santner said that he was as surprised as everyone. Santner said Dhoni is usually really calm but his reaction that day showed his commitment to team, as he feels it is like a family to him. Santner added things didn't get ugly because y ended up winning game.
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He claimed if y had lost it, re would have been more anger flowing around. Santner pointed out that y went on to win a few games after that incident and added that those kinds of games can help teams gain momentum moving forward. It wasn’t a perfect game but different people stepped up at different times.
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Santner also revealed that re was a little bit of talk after game. He added that he was out on field and he saw Dhoni, who was also re right next to umpire. Santner furr said that MS Dhoni knew he was t allowed to do that and he apologised for it straightaway. Santner also said that incident might have flustered Ben Stokes, who gave him a good ball to hit.
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12:51 IST, May 12th 2020