MS Dhoni is known for his wicketkeeping skills and his catching ability has made him a legend of the sport over the years. As a result, Dhoni shocked fans and pundits alike when he made a rather simple mistake while taking a ball during the IPL 2024 match between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday. In the 18th over of KKR’s innings, Andre Russell got a thick outside edge off Mustafizur Rahman’s delivery, This seems like a fairly simple opportunity for Dhoni. However, he was slow to react to the ball and the ball hit and bounced out of his glove. Fans at the scene were stunned, and the commentator said: “Not even sound effects can produce such a quiet atmosphere.”

In Cricbuzz’s post-match analysis, former England captain Michael Vaughan and former New Zealand cricketer Simon Toure had a hilarious conversation about the incident.

“MS Dhoni caught a very simple catch with one hand and the camera was pointed directly at most members of the CSK team. Because it was MS Dhoni, most of them said – ‘It doesn’t matter’.”

Dull: “No one said a word. I would have loved to see the bowlers react (make animated gestures).”

Warne: “You could tell he wanted to do it. He tried hard and then he thought – oh, this is MS Dhoni.”

Meanwhile, World Cup-winning England skipper Eoin Morgan believes that Chennai Super Kings skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad was better in the IPL against Kolkata Knight Riders A 58-ball 67 made him not only a confident batsman but also a sure-footed captain.

Gaikwad, who took over the leadership reins from the legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni, had scored 15, 1, 2, Scores of 46 and 26, his first half-century of the season.

“This innings (67 vs KKR) will build huge belief and confidence for him (Gaikwad) in the game. Playing such an innings early in the game will provide a lot of assurance to his decision-making and delivery JioCinema TATA IPL expert Morgan said in a press release.

(with PTI input)