Gambhir slams Dhoni; hails Samson’s ferocious knock

TIL Desk Sports/ Former India batsman Gautam Gambhir has slammed Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, for coming to bat at number seven when the side was chasing 217 against Rajasthan Royals. His remarks came after CSK’s 16-run loss against Rajasthan Royals by 16 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

 Dhoni came out to bat in the 14th over of the innings with CSK at 114/5. The side still needed 103 runs for the win at that time and many pundits and experts have said that Dhoni should have come in earlier. Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad had come in front of Dhoni to bat against Rajasthan.

“I was a bit surprised, to be honest. MS Dhoni batting at No. 7? And sending Gaikwad before him, Sam Curran before him. Makes no sense to me. In fact, you should be leading from the front. And this is not what you call leading from the front. Batting at number seven when you’re chasing what 217? The game was over. Faf (du Plessis) was probably the lone warrior,” Gambhir said.