What question did Dhoni raise on IPL matches Nishant Chandravanshi

What question did Dhoni raise on IPL matches as soon as he lost the first match?

In the second match of IPL 2021, Delhi Capitals defeated Chennai Super Kings by 7 wickets. Delhi won the toss and decided to bowl first. Chennai, batting well, scored 188 runs in 20 overs at the loss of 7 wickets. In response, Delhi achieved the target by losing 3 wickets in 18.4 overs. In the last season of IPL, CSK was at number-7 and now in this season also the team's start has deteriorated.

After the match, CSK captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said -

'A lot was depending on the dew in the match. This thing was in our mind from the beginning and that was why we tried to score as many runs as possible. The batsmen did a good job and led the team to 188 runs. Particularly, when the dew settled on the ground, it took about 50 minutes before the start. We could do something good in bowling. '

Referring to dew, Dhoni also questioned the timing of IPL matches. said,

'When the matches start at 7:30 pm, the team bowling first gets an advantage of half an hour. Because in these half an hour the ball is stopping on the pitch. Because of this, 15-20 runs have to be made extra. In such a situation, it becomes necessary to score 200 runs.

Both CSK openers failed in this match. Rituraj Gaikwad scored 5 runs, while Faf du Plessis could not even open the account. Dhoni defended the openers and said that both batsmen were out on very good balls and this can happen with any player.

However, Dhoni also failed with the bat in the match. He was out on zero. Dhoni was out on zero after 108 innings. This is the second biggest difference in terms of innings between being dismissed on the duck twice in the T20. Number one is Chris Gayle, who was out on zero after 145 innings between 2012 and 2016. At the same time Dhoni was out on zero in IPL 2015.

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