WATCH: MS Dhoni’s gymnastic move saves him from getting stumped in 2nd T20I

Dixit Bhargav | 27/02/2019
Dhoni's gymnastic move saves him from getting stumped

Dhoni’s gymnastic move saves him from getting stumped: The Indian wicket-keeper batsman was all about athleticism at Bengaluru.

During the second T20I of the ongoing Australia’s tour of India at Bengaluru, former India captain and current wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni silenced his critics yet again by aiding India captain Virat Kohli in powering India to 190-4 in the allotted quota of 20 overs.

Dhoni, who came in to bat at No. 5 in the 11th over, didn’t undergo his usual contemporary process of getting his eye in. On the sixth ball which he faced, Dhoni stepped out to hit D’Arcy Short for a six over deep mid-wicket boundary.

In the next two overs, the 37-year old cricketer scored boundaries off Pat Cummins and Jhye Richardson. By this time, Dhoni had given the impression of looking set for a quintessential Dhoni innings.

Dhoni plays a pivotal role

With Kohli completing his 20th T20I half-century at the other end, Dhoni played a pivotal role at the other end. The veteran cricketer cashed in on the part-timer in Short as he belted him for a couple of sixes and a four in the 18th over of the Indian innings.

While Dhoni’s plentiful fans would have wanted him to score a half-century, that wasn’t the case as he eventually mis-times a Cummins delivery to Australia captain Aaron Finch at long-off in the last over. Dhoni ended up scoring 40 (23) with the help of three fours and three sixes.

On the second ball which Dhoni faced, he tried to step out against Australia leg-spinner Adam Zampa. With Zampa reading the same, he was successful in beating Dhoni. While Australia wicket-keeper Peter Handscomb dislodge the bails and appealed for a stumping dismissal, Dhoni’s athletic effort emulating a gymnast saved him from getting stumped.

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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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