Daryl Harper On MS Dhoni: Former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is one of the biggest superstars in the world of cricket. Mahi is known for his calm nature and excellent strategy. But do you know that Mahi’s name has also been embroiled in controversies many times? Actually, this is the story of IPL 2023… During IPL 2023, umpire Daryl Harper accused Captain Cool of deliberately wasting time. At that time Mahi was the captain of Chennai Super Kings. The teams of Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans were face to face in Qualifier-1. During this match, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and umpire Daryl Harper were seen arguing.
‘Mahi had many other options, but…’
Actually, Gujarat Titans team was chasing the runs. Mathisha Pathirana came to bowl the 16th over of the innings for Chennai Super Kings, but he took a lot of time before that. After which umpire Daryl Harper expressed his displeasure. Daryl Harper believes that this is against the spirit of the game. Mahi had many other options at that time, but he ignored them. So are some people above the rules? This should not happen, this is against the spirit of the game.
What happened in that match?
Talking about this match, Chennai Super Kings defeated Gujarat Titans by 15 runs. Batting first, Chennai Super Kings scored 173 runs in 20 overs. In response, Gujarat Titans could only score 157 runs. In this way, Chennai Super Kings led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni won by 15 runs. After this, Chennai Super Kings again defeated Gujarat Titans in the final. In this way, Chennai Super Kings led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the IPL title for a record fifth time.
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