MS Dhoni took his time to warm up to the pitch before he hit 16 runs in the final over. His contribution of 56 runs took India to a total of 268 runs with 7 wickets down against West Indies on Thursday, 27 June.
The star player’s performance got fans debating again about his batting against the Windies.
While some appreciated Dhoni’s fitness as he took a diving catch off Jasprit Bumrah to dismiss Carlos Braithwaite, others joked how Dhoni only starts scoring on-filed in the last over.
However, some defended him and said “It’s very difficult to be Dhoni these days.”
His performance behind the stumps caught people’s attention too:
‘Superman Dhoni’
There has been a lot of debate lately on Dhoni’s ability to rotate the strike and the number of dot balls that he has faced in this World Cup. However, Dhoni has restored trust in fans with his performance behind the stumps.
India will play hosts England in their next match at Birmingham on Sunday, 30 June.
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