Watch: Furious MS Dhoni instructs Hardik Pandya before David Miller perishes on very next ball
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Well, Mahendra Singh Dhoni is perhaps the most clever mind on a cricket field was once again seen on Sunday (February 18). We witnessed it during the first Twenty20 International against South Africa in Johannesburg, a wayward Hardik Pandya had managed to get a wicket against the run of play and the credit for the same should be given to Dhoni.
The incident happened in the seventh over of the Proteas innings, David Miller had started his innings well and had already hit a six off Pandya’s first ball.
However, under-pressure Pandya then bowled a wide, short ball and over head-high delivery, much to the anger of Dhoni. And as soon as Dhoni collected the ball behind the stumps, he gestured to Pandya.
The former India skipper Dhoni immediately asked Pandya to use his brain and bowl in the line of the batsmen. And the move paid off on the very next delivery.
Medium-pacer Pandya bowled a slower delivery on a middle and off-stump channel which deceived Miller. The southpaw walked down the pitch, but eventually miscued his shot and ended up skying up the ball. The ball ballooned towards long-on where Shikhar Dhawan took a regulation catch.
Here is a clip of that moment when an angry Dhoni advised Hardik Pandya:
https://twitter.com/AlauddinKhilj10/status/965515147849551872
India dismantles South Africa to take the lead:
The Men in Blue continued their red-hot form in the rainbow nation. Kohli and men thrashed the hosts by 28 runs to go one nil up in the three-match T20I series. Sent in to bat first, India scored a mammoth 203 for five in the allotted 20 overs. Shikhar Dhawan led India’s charge with the bat, scoring 72 off just 29.
After that, Bhuvneshwar Kumar ran through the Proteas lineup to restrict them to 175 for 9. The right-arm pacer finished with stunning figures of 5 for 24 to claim the Man of the Match award.
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