MS Dhoni has shared his thoughts about a controversial incident from IPL 2019 where he entered the field to dispute with umpires over a no-ball decision.
The incident occurred during the final over of a match between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on April 11, 2019.
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With CSK needing 8 runs from three balls, Ben Stokes bowled what was initially called a no-ball. The umpire later reversed this decision, prompting Dhoni to storm onto the field to confront the officials.
This unexpected behaviour resulted in Dhoni being fined 50% of his match fees.
At a recent event, when Mandira Bedi asked Dhoni if he ever lost his cool, he responded: “Lots of time. It has happened; one of the IPL games, it happened. I just walked on the field. So that was a big mistake.”
“But other than that, also, there have been instances where something gets triggered because we play a sport where the stakes are very high; you’re supposed to win every game,” he added.
Dhoni, who has led Chennai Super Kings to five IPL championships, will continue playing for the team in IPL 2025.
The Chennai franchise has retained him for Rs 4 crore ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction.
CSK’s opening match of IPL 2025 will be against Mumbai Indians on March 23 at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Dhoni, who holds the record for most appearances in IPL history, currently has 4669 runs in 234 IPL matches for CSK.
He needs 18 more runs to surpass Suresh Raina’s record of 4687 runs and become CSK’s highest run-scorer in IPL.
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