Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh has sparked controversy with his comments MS Dhoni‘s legendary one-handed six during the IPL 2010 final between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) And Mumbai Indians (MI). It is noteworthy that Dhoni played a quick knock in the game but his former India and CSK teammate Harbhajan downplayed the significance of Dhoni’s performance and stated that such performances are not unusual in cricket.
Harbhajan Singh’s comments on MS Dhoni’s shot
The cricketer-turned-commentator recently had a conversation with Star sports anchor Tanay Tiwari. The discussion revolved around the memorable encounter between CSK and MI in the 2010 IPL final, where Dhoni’s one-handed six became a highlight.
During the conversation, the host repeatedly questioned Harbhajan about Dhoni’s remarkable shot in the finale. However, Bhajji expressed his dissatisfaction and claimed that Dhoni’s shot was not as extraordinary as portrayed.
Harbhajan stressed that Dhoni’s six was not unique and pointed out that MI’s Kieron Pollard also scored sixes in the same match. He said: “What a big deal about that, right?” Matlab AAP to know what I need to do to understand MS is not a problem. Kieron Pollard ne bhi chakke mare the us match mein. (They say as if only MS knows how to hit sixes. Kieron Pollard also hit sixes in that game.)”
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Harbhajan’s controversial interpretation of Dhoni’s six
Furthermore, Harbhajan touched on the technical aspect of the shot and mentioned that the ball was outside the field and such shots are part of a batsman’s breakthrough. He concluded by noting that such incidents are common in cricket and should not be overly glorified.
“Well this is different, Chennai Super Kings won the game. And that ball was obviously out. These are obviously follow-up shots, so it’s not a particularly large shot. That’s right, the game is hot, few shots are hit like that, it’s okay Chennai Super Kings won the game. The ball was out of the field and the batsmen were making these types of shots [Hitting a six with one hand] in the aftermath. It’s not a big deal. It happens in a game)”, Harbhajan added.
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