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An angry MS Dhoni took on subpar fielders in his own team.
The incident took place in 2014 during the second ODI between India and West Indies played at Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi.
In general, M S Dhoni Known as the Captain Cool of Indian Cricket, but there were times when Captain Cool lost his temper. A recent memory that is still very fresh in the minds of fans is from the 2019 IPL when Dhoni clashed with the umpire over a no ball. Then there was the famous death stare which he gave to Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson which remains fresh even after more than a decade.
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Nevertheless, these are some of the well-documented incidents when Dhoni’s temper was caught on camera. There was one that wasn’t! However, former fielding coach R Sridhar has written about the incident in his book ‘Coaching Beyond’, where he has given the fine detail of an angry Indian captain taking a stand for poor fielding.
The incident took place during the second ODI between India and West Indies which was played at Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi in 2014. India, who had lost the first ODI and were trailing 0-1 in the series, won the second match by 48 runs, but weaknesses remained. Had it not been for the skipper’s unbeaten 51 off 40 balls, India would have struggled to reach 263/7.
At one stage, West Indies were cruising at 170/2, before losing eight wickets for 45 runs and being bowled out for 215. Dhoni said after the match that a visibly troubled Dhoni had said: “I think a few things are missing. We have to pull our socks up. We haven’t played to our potential. This game was an eye-opener for us.” We are on the winning side, but we could have lost it.”
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“In the dressing room, he broke the team into pieces and gave them an ultimatum, making it clear that if they did not meet certain standards in fielding and fitness, he would not do so. World Cup cut, whatever name they answer to. It gave me an idea of the kind of fielding culture he wanted to establish in white-ball cricket.”
The match Sridhar was referring to was one of the most infamous home series in recent times. The West Indies had a dispute with their own board over player salaries and eventually pulled out of the series. During the toss during the fourth ODI in Dharamsala, the then captain Dwayne Bravo revealed that the men in the Maroons are set to give up the series.
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