CSK Captain MS Dhoni Fined For “Inappropriate Public Comments”
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has also been fined 10 per cent of his match fee for comments during a post match presentation.
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As if losing the first qualifier to Mumbai Indians on Tuesday night wasn’t a big enough hit, Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has also been fined 10 per cent of his match fee for “inappropriate public comments”.
What did the Indian ODI skipper do? Well, he remarked against an umpire’s decision in Tuesday’s fixture, and that didn’t go down too well with the BCCI.
Following his side’s 25-run defeat to Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday, Dhoni referred to opener Dwayne Smith’s dismissal as a “horrible decision”.
“We lost momentum in the middle, and not to forget Smith got a horrible decision”
- MS Dhoni, CSK Captain
Smith was given LBW after being struck on the pads off a full-toss from Lasith Malinga in the first over. Replays showed that ball would have gone down the leg side by some margin. Dhoni has since admitted to the level 1 offence (Article 2.1.7 of the IPL Code of Conduct for Players and Team Officials) and accepted the sanction.
Chennai will meet the winner of Wednesday’s eliminator between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore, in the second qualifier in Ranchi on Friday.
(With inputs from PTI)
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