As the world awaits an update from MS Dhoni on whether he will play the 2025 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) or not, the former India captain revealed a hilarious story on how his wife Sakshi once rebuked him for not knowing the rules of the game properly.
Recalling an instance of him watching his wife, Dhoni stated that a batter was stumped out on a wide delivery, and an argument erupted between the couple as Sakshi felt that a batter cannot be dismissed on a wide ball. The five-time IPL-winning skipper claimed he told her about the rules but got hilariously told that he does not know the laws of the game himself.
"Ghar mein baithke we were watching a game. Toh ek match chal raha tha, one-day international tha, Sakshi bhi thi saath mein. Usually main aur sakshi cricket ke baare mein baat nahin karte. Bowler ne ball daala. It was a wide, batsman ne step out kiya, toh woh stump ho gaya. Umpires usually review le lete hain ki third umpire decide karega. My wife started, 'Out nahin hai.' Jab tak usne bola out nahin hai, batsman ne chalna start kar diya tha. You just see they will call him back. Wide ball mein stump ho hee nahin sakta hai (We were at home watching a game and there was an ODI going in. Sakshi was there with me. We don’t talk about cricket when we are together. Bowler bowled a wide ball, batsman stepped out and was stumped. But my wife said it’s not out. By that time, the batsman had started walking back. But she kept saying the umpires will call him back as there can be no stumping in wide,” said Dhoni at a recent ecent.
"So, maine kaha wide mein stumping hota hai, no ball mein nahin hota. She was 'Tumko kuch nahin pata hai'. You just wait third umpire will call him back. Jab tak yeh baat ho rahi hai woh bechara batsman already boundary line tak paunch gaya. She is like 'No no, they have to call him back. Finally jab out hua aur next batsman aa gaya, 'There's something wrong' (I told her in case of a wide there is stumping but not when there is a no ball. But she said you just wait the third umpire will call him back. By this time, the batsman had already reached the boundary line. Finally when the new batsman arrived she said, “There’s something wrong,” Dhoni.
'Tumko kuch nahi pata hai'Sakshi Dhoni to MS Dhoni during a cricket discussion on stumping off wide ball.Hilarious 😂😂pic.twitter.com/HNBPRusxvt
— Cricketopia (@CricketopiaCom) October 27, 2024
Will MS Dhoni Play IPL 2025?
After months of silence, Dhoni dropped a major hint at the same event that he will play the 2025 season of the IPL. However, an official confirmation from the Chennai Super Kings (CSk) is still awaited. A confirmation is expected by Thursday (October 31), when teams have to announce their list of retained players ahead of the mega auction.
Having last played for India more than five years ago, Dhoni qualifies as an uncapped player and can be retained for just Rs. 4 crore by CSK.