The incident happened during CSK’s match against the Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur in IPL 2019. With eight runs needed to get in three deliveries, Stokes’ dipping full toss to Santner was signalled a no-ball.
However, umpire Ulhas Gandhe overturned the decision. This made Ravindra Jadeja get into a heated argument with the umpire, and eventually, a visibly miffed MS Dhoni walked out onto the pitch amid all the confusion.
MS Dhoni’s sudden appearance on the pitch was deemed unnecessary by cricketing pundits. The CSK skipper was found guilty of breaching the IPL Code of Conduct, and was fined 50% of his match fee. Santner shed some light on the incident, and remarked that MS Dhoni apologised to the umpire then and there.
Speaking in an Instagram Live session with the official CSK handle, Mitchell Santner talked about the infamous match. He said:
‘MS Dhoni goes about his business in a calm manner’
Mitchell Santner also expressed his happiness at getting the opportunity to play alongside the calm persona of MS Dhoni. He listed his experiences of learning from the great man, despite being on the opposite side while representing their national teams.
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