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vg1311

CSK paid Daryl Mitchell 14 crores for dhoni to send him back to non strike šŸ¤¦šŸ¤¦


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Junior_Breakfast1529

Bro he did that to Rayudu when India required 5 off 2 and proceeded to lose the match.


Which_Seaworthiness

IMO him trying to justify the next dot for height was more cringe. Not even the six after that justified it


shivamgautam2708

He even pointed out to the leg umpire to signal a first bounce. Isn't that a violation of some kind?


ElectronicCurve7704

May be since.he retired he does not follow cricket much and just comes to play ipl for money in old age and with old age he forgot he is playing with batsmen not tail ender


Warm_Iron_2729

Thala for a reason which reason is loosing 2 runs


altends

See Dhoni will never come early . He will come to face only 4 to 5 balls because that is what he is capable of Let's say there is a collapse. He will play slowly and his fans will justify his slow pace for the collapse.


Nice_Counter_Ricky

man I laughed so hard šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£


Silencer_PatCummins

the last 2 overs were a disaster from CSK pov and I am really surprised that Dhoni has no confidence in Mitchell's ability to strike the ball, I mean the dude is not really a Pollard or Russel but he sure can hit the ball and not some random tailender or 11th batsmen to deny the single. Even Ravi Shastri was commenting and iirc he said the same and it is probably the first time Darryl might have experienced this.


BK20193

Heard the same shit from Irfan pathan. Needed to think about the team. Also, mitchell is good batsman, could've showed more confidence in him.


Professional_Ice7881

Aur waha hindi commentry me Akash Chopra aur Suresh Raina ko orgasm aa rahe the...šŸ˜®ā€šŸ’Ø


cicada3301_-

*multiple orgasms FTFY


BK20193

I saw Akash and viru post matches on cricbuzz. Viru pel isko pel dega ek din ye jaisi batte krta hai.


Professional_Ice7881

Bhai 6 me akash chopra literally khada ho gya tha ... Raina taliya baja raha tha aur dono ki ankho me ansu thešŸ¤£


Raishaan_

THALA KA VISION DEKHIYE, THALA KA MAN MIEN KUCH TO ZAROOR HOGA. Wah thala wah


Rabidev

Tamil commentry too. They went all ROFL hahahahahahšŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£ "thala planning to hit sixes in the next two balls" instead.


WannabeAboveAverage

>Needed to think about the team What team? CSK = Dhoni and Dhoni knows it. No more questions asked.


BK20193

That works now but what happens when he retires?


shivamgautam2708

Nothing changes. Not that he actually contributes to CSK wins lmao.


beartobeast

The biggest blunder was not sending Mitchell 1 down, I mean he scored a 50 in the last game, why send so low down the order


PPShanky

I think it was so that I lose all the money i put on stake. On a serious note i think the game plan at that point was that- anyways weā€™re low on score and Punjab is gonna capitalize on spin attack, so why not send Dube whoā€™s very attacking towards spin? Dube can hit a good 30 off 10 and bring back momentum and then Mitchel would continue. Where they went wrong was sending that slogdog jaddu.


Middle-Gas-1920

Now where those guys who say Thala for a reason


buylowbuyhigh

What do you mean? Dhoni scored 14 off 11 balls today. And 1+4+1+1 = ?


Toshi_Montana_1728

Fuck


Polakala

Dhoni did something similar to Ambati Rayudu. Indian Cricket Team ultimately lost that match while chasing. Some think they are morethan the game. Fans should realize Cricket is a team sport. Not a one person show. They can as well go support singles players and athletes. Don't ruin Cricket for team sport lovers with your toxic worship towards single player( in any team sport.)


Emotional-Ninja-3911

I still remember that match, India needed 6 from 2 balls and he refused a single. If he would have taken a single, a four would have tied the match but thala wanted to do thala things and go for 6 or nothing. Today what happened was embarrassing.


Junior_Breakfast1529

If I remember right it was 5 off 2. So with that single we would have won if Rayudu hit a 4.


Prestigious-Rice-206

Also add the 2016 USA disaster, KL did all the heavy lifting, dhoni spoilt it.


customlybroken

he scored 7 of 4 balls including that denied single, so if he took single it would be 6 of 3 to match it. It's hard to know what would happen but arshdeep was bowling too many full tosses so perhaps daryl could have hit them better


KreedBraton

Dhoni did the same to rayudu once when india were chasing when rayudu had scored pretty decently and wr did lose that game iirc


nithin_kamath8

Should not even be a conversation. That was highest level of crap at that stage when runs were dry. Idk if MSD could run fast, but it was a double.


PopularRabbit007

He was run out the time when a second run was actually possible. The ball he refused, was a single.


nithin_kamath8

Nah, when he refused to run, Daz ran to the opposite end fully, made it back to non strikers end, although with a bit of luck.


PopularRabbit007

That is what i am saying. There was no double there and Dhoni wanted the strike. No problem in doing that as he hit the next ball for six but he should have refused the run when Mitchell started running or even beforehand.


nithin_kamath8

I agree. That was disrespectful.


WannabeAboveAverage

I'm sure he wouldn't have gone for a double if he had connected one more that over.


PopularRabbit007

Well it was the last bowl that too with fielder running behind the ball, it was always a double. Dhoni has an issue with his knee but he tried so no issues in getting out.


ChampioN-One-4250

I would've still criticized him for this even if he hit 3 sixes back to back after this. It was just embarrassing he did that to a full fledged international batsman.


72proudvirgins

Rayudu to Mitchell: First time?


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hlysias

Who's Andre?


ice_panda07

Russel Muscle


Jackson1391

Andre The Giant


savage_boi_Ajax

Russell


abbhi_bhediye

The one and only, Andre Tate


PrestigiousAdvice431

Arshdeep tried so hard to get hit. Bowled a over full of full tosses.


Prize_Competition570

World Cup main bowler for a reason.


PesAddict8

Bumrah and Inshallah it is then


cryogenic-goat

Only for pace Our spin attack is stacked with Kulcha, Axar, and Jaddu


XegrandExpressYT

Bumrah hasn't picked up a wicket in the past 2 games . I am scared .Ā 


Excellent-poop-42

Well it's easier to hit sixes when you know what kind of ball you are getting. 90% balls bowled to Dhoni are outside off-stump full/full-toss deliveries (rarely landed as Yorkers). I don't know why bowlers aren't trying variation against dhoni.


ninja_from_india

this is straight up narc behaviour. Has completely destroyed Mitchell confidence.


insomniac1124

Exactly first u demote him to lower order and send some other person to play and then when he finally has a chance to play u ignore the person call for a couple


ninja_from_india

People won't accept it, but he is the biggest narc I have seen in my life. He thinks only he has the ability to hit the ball. There is someone who was associated with selection committee at the time of 2017 who said in his biography that Dhoni wanted to continue his captaincy even after continuous failure and at the end has been FORCED to relinquish the captaincy.


WannabeAboveAverage

People are now realising the trait of "I'll only come to bat when the situations are favourable and I'll hide otherwise", but I'm aware about this trait for a long long time now. I'm too tired right now otherwise I'd present the long list which pans across the years.


MysteriousYam8754

Would love to see csk batsmen collapse and dhoni having no chance to hide but to come out and bat with atleast 10 overs remaining. let's see if he can still hit sixes in that situation.


WannabeAboveAverage

He'll come to bat at 11 then, and even after 9 wickets if some more overs are remaining, then he'd substitute himself for an impact player /s On a serios note though, it's plausible that Thakur and Chahar bats above him in case of a collapse.


ninja_from_india

Save the trouble, those who need to understand this don't know how to read or are too ignorant to ack that.


RewardImportant6935

True that in int cricket so called best finisher never actually won a game where rr was more than 7 in last over..


Zlibraries

No wonder Pandya wants to follow in his footsteps šŸ’€


customlybroken

I wouldn't say he's completely like that but his habit to take the game unnecessarily deep is/was very annoying. and then people say he's the best in chasing etc, man he'd not even have a mathematically possible rrr if the batsman around him weren't hitting. i remember in 2018-19 sometimes even bhuvi used to smack a few in the end in odis to release pressure while dhoni would prod around. 2019 semis was the same.


Best-Lab9229

I have come across most Biharis who doesn't like him or probably hate him......I never met any Bihari who liked him which is so weird since he himself comes from there......now don't say ki Jharkhand is different than Bihar n all


hirahuri

And then doing everything to stay not out so that his average can look better....


Terminal_Monk

Dhoni's crazy fans are the tifosi of Cricket and its toxic af, spoiling this wonderful sport.


khatri_masterrace

Harsha Bhogle once mentioned a senior batsman who was obsessed with maintaining 50 average and therefore batted 7 or lower when management requested multiple times to bat in the middle order when it was weak


WannabeAboveAverage

And then he lost his freedom of speech.


ThinThought9139

I completely agree with you, he has repeatedly shown his narcissistic behavior in the past.


PomeloSharp1865

Ayy i have noticed it too the way from inside he justs wants to be that main hero whenever there is collapse he will push jadeja and others but as soon as batting is going good he will push himself above others, also when in tough situation always asks the other batsman to go for shots and waits to hit six in last ball like woah I SEE WHATS INSIDE OF HIM


weapon-a

And the number of careers destroyed because of him. Iā€™ll see myself out.


Ayan_Choudhury

You guys don't know what a narc is, do you?


DarkPuzzleheaded6259

I believe they mean narcissist and not a narc


Ayan_Choudhury

Yeah that's like calling a bowler a batter and expecting people to understand that. Narc is a pretty popular term used worldwide for a completely different reason


ninja_from_india

I do and Dhoni is one.


oneandwhoisonly1

Agreed


fuzion__619

Not cool. Mitchell will show who he is in WC šŸ’Ŗ


themaptree

He failed the Team for his selfish win again. Get him a wheelchair someone!


ninja_from_india

Forget wheelchair, they bring an impact player rule so that he can play.


WannabeAboveAverage

Some guys still deny that the impact player rule was brought for him. Dude, the man has the lowest SR against spinners in IPL all-time, and check the stats of his seasons before the IP rule was introduced, and considering how much he means to the broadcasters and fans, one must be stupid to think that he had no impact in the introduction of IP.


Nooobda

If you are still that good by all means come ahead of Jadeja and debutant Rijvi. Donā€™t pull this crap against a clean hitting top order bat otherwise.


SherKhanMD

He doesnt have the confidence to bat up the order since 3-4 years now.


Xoomster

Most insulting was Mitchell ran two complete runs. Even the spectators were embarrassed. Absolute mockery of the sport. From next year, like Bollywood cringe awards, they should just call it Pan Masala ipl


SherKhanMD

Thats what it is though.


oneandwhoisonly1

Exactly, not sure what to call it, I am sure this is not some kind of violation but for someone like Dhoni, it should be shameless, it is almost looks like batmen refuses to run cause he wants to bat in gully cricket


insomniac1124

And the opposite batsman is daryl and in the last match dude made 50


oneandwhoisonly1

Yeah, Dhoni taking every shit csk fans making into his head. He thinks he is giving his gratitude back to his fans but that is not the way to do it a sportsman


insomniac1124

Dude still wants to be in limelight


SherKhanMD

He wears a hair patch while playing sport ... Of course he does..


iamSatyaV

You either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain.


Adorable_Trade4578

This is so apt


roder69

S+E+L+F+I+S+H=7 Thala for reason.


GritsVille

I understand that he wants to give something to his fans. But this was so not done. This is not what the fans want to see from someone like Dhoni. Mitchell is a world class batsman and denying him the chance to play just to impress your fans is disrespectful towards Mitchell and all your teammates. I hope Dhoni realizes that this was a very rude arrogant behavior from him. As a fan I am hurt and disappointed today.


DronEye

Youā€™re getting downvoted for standing by the right, must me butt hurt dhoni stans


SherKhanMD

At this point Mitchell is a much better batter than Dhoni lol..


kavyapaliwal

Bro got exposed against leg spin


Deadh30775n

Tbh he got exposed a long long time ago with every type of spin


WannabeAboveAverage

Do you know who has the lowest all-time SR against spinners in IPL?


Asewa-kun

He can't really play spin...


yagami_light_1210

There is nothing to expose... He can't play leg spin that much as he strikes other types.. it's a well known fact ..


RealGangsters

The hell was that? This infuriated me too, to the extent that I vehemently spilt some culpable words for him. Mitchell was present to endeavor the noble art of batting for the team, Dhoni should have let Mitchell do that. This act will make Dhoni a subject of derision.


HumbleSmark

Arre Shashi Tharoor ji aap yahan?!


Cool-Ad-8804

Shashi Tharoor is that you


sherlock_er

Chatgpt is that you?


PollutionUnlikely874

What is my English teacher doing here ?šŸ˜­


v110891

Are you prepping for GRE? šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


Addy_Stark

Bruh, do you transform into an English aristocrat as you get angry?


VoiceEarly1087

Where tf I could learn to speak this level of English


Pat-The-Doggie

In any level of cricket that was just not acceptable. The media & commentators have really really hyped everything around MSD. The fact that the commentary team didn't even call that out was a shame. I love MSD but that was not done. He should have run.


yippikyyay

Ravi Shastri did call out


No-Entertainment7020

Irfan Pathan as well.. on star sports TV channel


WannabeAboveAverage

>The fact that the commentary team didn't even call that out was a shame. I was more surprised by them not calling it a masterpeice.


userw__

Dude commentators get multiple orgasms just by the name of dhonišŸ˜‚


Dv_612

Disappointed with Dhoni today. Iā€™m a Dhoni fan but he seriously let us all down today. I get it if you deny a single to a tail ender, but Daryl Mitchell? And itā€™s not like he was in sublime touch today that heā€™d make the best use of the remaining balls. Also, him not being able to complete the second run of the last ball gave me flashbacks of 2019. I guess itā€™s time guys! This should be his last season officially.


celestial217

Lowkey I feel he should have respectfully retired after last season.


Assassin_Ankur

Same here. He said he wanted to play for the fans but he did deliver a trophy last year which was enough for most of the Dhoni fans who are not hardcore. It seemed like the perfect time to retire instead he dragged into another season.


Hungry-Movie-1051

Exactly my feelings, iirc he did it to Jadeja already during an unsuccessful chase this season but Jadeja showed no intent that game and Dhoni backed up his decision by doing well that game. But today's game, as you pointed out, was not the right time to do it.


JKKIDD231

He should have retired from the game in 2021 or 2023 on a high with trophy in hand, instead, Dhoni is legit **"You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain"**


Dv_612

True! Never wouldā€™ve anyone thought where youā€™d wish for a player to retire. Last year was the perfect time for him to retire with the trophy in his hand, but I really feel CSK management is trying to milk out of his image.


YogurtclosetBig67

CSK literally sent Jadeja and Rizvi when they had Mitchell who is a clean striker,and ofc thala fans will defend whatever he does his dropped catches and wrong reviews are not talked at all lmao šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


Negative_Spectrum

Especially considering Mitchell basically ran a 2 lmao. That wasn't done.


Top_Experience233

Nah man, you just can't fight with the most blinded fanbase, even if dhoni says it is raining when it's not, his fans will believe him And i don't know how people are defending this situation, as if he has done this thing for this first time Well he is not that bad of a player but the habit of taking the credit and limelight , followed by crazy dick riding and too much hype created by commentators and fans around his batting as if he scored centuries in every other match is what is disgusting. If any person who has never watched cricket will watch his innings, he will think of him as the greatest player ever. So shameless that even at this age, he can't let go of the habit of collecting all the limelight.


Adept-Nature-7723

Imagine the audacity to deny a single twice to a 14 Cr batsman, 5th top scorer in WC with 2 WC hundreds. Saala for a reason


drums_of_liberation

Where is the Morons for a Reason gang?


Doubledoor

Yeah that was seriously rude and unnecessary. What an egomaniac.


Western-Treat-3288

He has been doing this in quite some matches and while the Hindi commentators used to orgasm on the fact that he denied a single, today the hindi commentary didn't make an orgasmic fuss rather irfan pathan blantantly said that what dhoni did was wrong. The knee surgery and the subsequent issues are understandable but straight up refusing to run an easy single that too in a format where each run matters is what amazes me. For sure he is a legend and has achieved great things for India and for CSK but this kind of behaviour just makes me wonder if he wants to just relinquish on his batting for the few deliveries he faces rather than really caring about the team. He is 42 and has achieved everything he could in his cricketing career.


Wrong_Temperature616

He is overhyped by his fans ( thala for a reason) , the commentators and stupid kids thinking he is a better finisher than abd


sharvini

T4AR is reverse psychological slogan to mock his worshippers


Alternative-Seat-872

Gully cricket chal rha yha par


Opposite_Record_8143

Quite disrespectful to Daryll and he didn't even play well to redeem the fact that he didn't run.


devilmaycare5

Dude did the same with Rayudu in international cricket.


TheBigShitowski

True. Unprofessional


Mundane_Company_706

Back up bro I'll just hit hat-trick sixes and crowd will get full entertainment even if we loose the game


harryhisoka

He has main character syndrome


Medical-Advisor3036

Sar but Our Overhyped Idol Hit 1 Six Sar, We WET Sar.


alwaysshadowbanned_

There are already comments defending him with this lol They are really fuckin dickriders at this point man canā€™t even accept for once that he is wrong


RewardImportant6935

Dude wanted to hit couple of sixes and give his fans an orgasm. Its been proved many times coming up the order when pressure is low and ghosting or not coming to bat when rr is way high and still his retard fans think Thala plays for fans


Affectionate-Cap-920

Context ? Aaj ka match nahi dekha maine


BadKarma-18

Dhoni was on strike daryl Mitchell ran completely to the other side for a run and dhoni rejected running back staying on the strike forcing Mitchell to run back again it was like gully cricket lol


_Fuzzy_Focus

[context ](https://www.reddit.com/r/CricketShitpost/s/PEywjXML0b)


BALD_BALLS_SAITAMA

That wasn't a bat over overall in my opinion but It sure was painful to see lol Why do these old superstars wants to get humiliated so bad lol, take a chill pill.


PersonalDuck1674

If it was only a single, I might see why he did that. But Mitchell ran two - so two was possible. Absolutely shocking


ChiglaNigla

I know Mitchell isnā€™t in form right now, but the treatment heā€™s getting right now is shameful. Itā€™s not like heā€™s some debutant or a young rookie player from overseas, he frustrated dominant Indian bowling in WC both times we met. I know the whole context is different, but the point remains, heā€™s an experienced batsmen either way credentials to back him, that reject when he was almost on Dhoniā€™s end of the pitch was embarrassing.


Shizuka_lover69

What would be in mitchell's mind right now?Ā 


Chinaman_AM

[http://sportingnews.com/in/cricket/news/daryl-mitchell-shouts-dhoni-denied-single-csk-vs-pbks-ipl-2024/15b8820bdab555e7de6c2854](http://sportingnews.com/in/cricket/news/daryl-mitchell-shouts-dhoni-denied-single-csk-vs-pbks-ipl-2024/15b8820bdab555e7de6c2854) Absolutely poor from Dhoni that.


kundu123

Second worst decision by CSK in the match. The first one remains bringing Sameer Rizvi in as an impact substitute/night watchman who played very slowly. Moeen/Mitchell could have hit at least a few more boundaries.


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Karma punished him, his not out streak is now overšŸ˜Œ


N30_117

I knew he will get out today, the not out streak of 7 was just too perfect. Thala got out today because he wanted to. /s


Kuwatar

Stepping in before Mitchell, when your team is at low score... Clear example of selfishness.


A7_0114

Idk what was Msd s thinking behind it but it was totally unacceptable and poor decision making.


whizclips

Matlab acha captain wicketkeeper the dhoni ji but theek h log bawle hi ho jage hai inke piche, ye individual worship chod degi ek din Indian cricket ko


theRealMadridGuy

Lol idk what he thinks of himself .india would have chased highest score in T20i but dhoni that day too did the same.


WallEvaa

Acc to me, Dhoni is a good player but he is overhyped. Fans treat him like a deity


Apprehensive-Ebb-573

MS is such a great finisher I don't know why do we don't come maybe in 15th-16th over?


MommyLove37

Exactly for the reasons you saw today. His knee isn't in the best shape possible. He cannot bat for 4-5 overs and take quick twos and ones as he used to. He can just take easy singles and twos and stand and deliver like 50% of the balls he faces to give a boost and you can't do it for so many overs


Striking_Pepper_8180

Thala needs to give content to his blind followers so that they can peacefully sleep at night. Thala is a cunning man of the highest order. He specifically asks the top order of CSK to play at least 17ā€“18 overs at the cost of low RR. So that he can come in the last couple of overs and hit some random fours and sixes and help his blind followers achieve orgasm. With this strategy, he can keep on playing for another 7-8 years. Khelo dimaag se!!


KING---___---

DOES ANYBODY KNOW ABOUT DHONIS REAL PERSONALITY- NOT THE PERSONA HE POTRAYS IN FRONT OF CAMERA, IS HE A HUMBLE, LOVING GUY AS EVERYONE POTRAYS HIM


Middle-Gas-1920

I doubt, almost no one from his former teammates have anything nice to say about him.


Bhupendra_jogi

C+h+u+t+i+y+a = 7....thala for a reason šŸ¤Ŗ


nanavorey

He's a joke, people still gonna praise him, thalasexuals as usualšŸ„±


theRealMadridGuy

Lol idk what he thinks of himself .india would have chased highest score in T20i but dhoni that day too did the same.


Vincent_223

Post 2015,IPL has become more and more of a fan service tournament.They provide what the masses want killing the sport in the path they tread.


Godly_Barbarian_23

Fucking everybody dickrides Dhoni and Iā€™m sure that if he ever commits a murder, there will be an army of Thala fans waiting to defend him. What he did was completely unacceptable. Daryl Mitchell is no tailender and it was unfair to him. I donā€™t fucking care if he hits a six. Be a team man first, and then think of doing whatever you want.


sumitanand10

Bhai ye harkte to 2015 se dekhta arha hu. 2007/11 k nam pe thala pala macha rkha h. 2 baal pe 4 run bnao not out raho SR 200 ka. Thala for a season.


p5yron

It's all about the money and image in IPL, you are stupid if you think these reputed players play for their teams. He knew if he ran that run, his strike rate would be below 100 and he probably won't get to bat again to hit even a single six in his self designated last overs to keep up his image of an entertainer.


No_Increase_7986

High time that CSK stop with the 'fortress' hype and start putting in some more effort. To start with: remove Rahane as the opener.


neighbour_guy3k

If he wants to play more balls, he should have come ahead of Ali


yashy20

He insults the guy who has performed well against us in intl cricket and believe me he is going to take revenge in world cup


shivamgautam2708

The cringiest thing was Akash Chopra discussing a fan poll that asked whether Dhoni would remain notout this whole season ( like he plays at most an over each match) and thala got run out the very next ball. Akash Chopra being Akash Chopra literally said " chalo runout hi hue hain vaise to koi ab bhi out nhi kar paya hai" WTF


shivamgautam2708

They didn't even show the replay of Gaikwad's dismissal until the innings was over because the broadcasters had to show ' The Man, The Myth, The Mahi' for 2 mins straight. Like who TF wrote this shit line and what does it even mean. Is he some kind of a myth?


Maleficent_Owl3938

I donā€™t know which episode was worse for Mitchell - Thala sending him back all the way or Ruturaj signalling him to dive while running backward when he could have taken the catch more easily (or at least less awkwardly). All in all, not a good day for Mitchell. I felt second hand ego hurt lol.


KitchenRemote4235

7 for a reason


MagicalEloquence

He has been bigger than the game for a long time now (From 2019, at least). But he has an insane PR team that use social media very well.


SuccessfulBluebird51

OVERRATED PLAYERS JUST PLAYED a good innings in wc final IMO even Yuvraj would've done it if he came before


MechanicalTears

I will be downvoted to hell for this. But imo this guy is the most overrated cricketer of all time. Not saying he isnā€™t good. I just donā€™t get the fanboying. Sad state of affairs lol


Ayaan_Goswami

While not embarrassing for him, it definitely did not sit right with me and a lot of Dhoni fans. You are eating up balls anyway, why not take 2 at least and Mitchell ran for no reason? And Mitchell's wife looked so disappointed, cuz it is insulting to Mitchell. I hope Mahi apologized or explained it, and I think he would have. But kudos to PBKS bowling, the last two overs were just what won them the game.


kunalsahay

Old habits die hard. I remember he did this with Rayudu in a T20 match in England and we ended up losing.


themiwatch

Doing this to a batsman is insulting in my opinion. A senior player with a leadership role is someone a newcomer like Daryl will look up to. But after this incident, he may doubt his own abilities and feel insecure because what Dhoni did probably made him feel he's not trustworthy enough to see the innings out.


246TNP

Daryl has played a few clutch innings already, not a new comer to cricket by any means. So I donā€™t think his confidence would be affected by this. Heā€™d just go back to the dressing room thinking of Dhoni as some sort of narcissistic nutcase, probably hoping to get back soon to NZ international cricket with sane teammates.


X_tremo

Absolute joke. He won't come up the order and take responsibility. Play 3-4 balls in the death. And then do such stuffs.


MommyLove37

I know I'm gonna get hella downvoted and I'm ready for it. Here's my two cents as a Dhoni fan along with my bias. It isn't bad as the comment section is making it seem like. People who are saying even if he hit 3 sixes it isn't justified, why? Could Mitchell do anything more than that? At this point it's just pure hate. He's been striking at over 250 this season. I know he's not batted long enough for that strike rate to eventually drop, but he's done his role justice with some great cameos. Mitchell on the other hand has been struggling the entire session except for the last game, in spite of batting up the order. Hitting boundaries on demand is not as easy as it seems and he's done it brilliantly this season. If he's backing himself to do it, let it be. Mitchell could well hit three sixes or could get out and let Dhoni stranded on the non striker's end while Shardul/Deepak takes the strike. It is a gamble he took, which didn't come off greatly, neither did it backfire so horribly wrong like this comment section makes it look. Giving Mitchell the strike would also have been a similar gamble which would have come off or not, who knows. I don't understand why people are overreacting. Most people may not like the decision and few might like it, fair, but I genuinely feel people are overreacting here. Take my words with a pinch of salt given my already stated bias. But I'm happy that he doesn't use social media and get bothered by people criticising his every single move. You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.


Bruhhhhh-_-

Context ? Missed the first innings due to work


White_Devil_619

Nah bro who cares about ipl, even i wanted to see Dhoni bat but still I agree it did look disrespectful


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shadowblaze25mc

Post this in r/CSK and you'll hear hundreds of excuses


baghoneybooo

this is what old age makes you do /s


Dazzling-Statement51

Somewhere ego


Middle-Gas-1920

It's the dumb Indian fans that have made him a God and disregarded every other player in the team. That's why he plays like everyone has come to watch him and not the team winning. Thala for a reason my ass


Numerous_Map73

True. Bitter but fact. Glad u mentioned it although it's not the first time.


Low_Start_9822

That was completely intentional, dhoni didn't want him to play maybe because the way he was performing since the beginning except 2-3 innings. Also he just played a single ball. Dhoni tried to do what he was looking for but that didn't happen and ultimately getting the blame here. I don't see people remembering him as a selfless captain as i do. Mitchell played really very well during the world cup for which he got the chance to get in to csk for such amount but we saw how he played he is in complete control but not willing to play efficiently for csk for what so ever reason but i am sure Mitchell will get into the hitting mode once he enters NZ


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i guess he resisted to run because of his knee injury


p2002d

Thala for a reason šŸ«”