WATCH: MS Dhoni slams Khaleel Ahmed at Adelaide

Dixit Bhargav | 16/01/2019
MS Dhoni slams Khaleel Ahmed at Adelaide

MS Dhoni slams Khaleel Ahmed at Adelaide: The Indian wicket-keeper batsman was seen lashing out at the Indian fast bowler.

During the second ODI of the ongoing India’s tour of Australia at Adelaide, former India captain and current wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni was seen use cuss words at India fast bowler Khaleel Ahmed after he walked on the pitch.

Ahmed, who played the first match for India at Sydney, wasn’t included for yesterday’s match as another fast bowler Mohammad Siraj was handed an ODI debut.

Dhoni came in to bat at No. 5 at a crucial juncture when the Indian team required 139 runs from 116 balls. Dhoni and India captain Virat Kohli shared an 82-run partnership for the fourth wicket but the latter’s dismissal had put the onus on Dhoni and Dinesh Karthik.

While the Indian batsmen did their best to counter the opposition bowlers, they also had to face another opposition in Adelaide’s hot weather. Given the temperature for the day, it was continually hampering Dhoni concentrate in the middle. The fact that he had kept wickets for 50 overs during the day further didn’t help his case.

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“It was a really tough day. My pants are white with the sweat, the salts coming out. MS was tired as well, fielding for 50 overs and batting as well, it was tough. So a good day to rest and travel and recover and regroup for the MCG,” Kohli was quoted as saying on the conditions during the post-match presentation ceremony.

In a bid to recover, Dhoni was once seen lying down on the ground. The weather had also forced the players to take multiple drinks break during the match.

In one of the breaks during the business end of the match, Ahmed had come to the ground to offer drinks to the Indian batsmen. Not realizing that he walked on the pitch, Ahmed was at the receiving end of some harsh words from Dhoni.

Because Ahmed was wearing spikes, him walking on the pitch had it in it to deteriorate its condition, something which wouldn’t have aided the Indian batsmen. It was the reason why Dhoni was seen scolding the young cricketer.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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