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When Dhoni turned into a Gymnast?

By:  Tupaki Desk   |   5 Nov 2017 11:57 AM GMT
When Dhoni turned into a Gymnast?
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India got defeated by New Zealand by a margin of 40 runs in the second T20 at Rajkot on Saturday. Its Dhoni's gymnast skills which grabbed everyone's attention during the match.

In the 17th Over, Dhoni stretched his both legs like a gymnast to escape stumping in Santner's bowling. Keeper Glenn Phillips waited to remove the bails after Jharkhand Dynamite loses his balance but that never happened. Dhoni managed to stretch the legs until the ball was dead.

Netizens trolled Dhoni for not being able to rotate the strike at a crucial period in the match and contributing to the huge asking rate. Here are some of the Tweets - 'Dhoni stretching his career like', 'Watching Dhoni bat the way he bats these days when the going is tough, is as painful as a root canal treatment', 'It's time for mr. Dhoni to retire and give some youngster a chance if he did not want to be called a selfish player', 'Dhoni the 12th player of New Zealand' & 'Baba Ramdev Invented a new YOGA which is done by Dhoni in today's Match'.

Batting First, New Zealand set the target of 197. In the chase, India lost both the Openers cheaply. Even Hardik Pandya, Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel failed. While Kohli scored 65 off 42 balls, Dhoni managed 49 runs in 37 balls. With the series in balance, The 3rd T20 will decide the actual winner.