MS Dhoni gave another twisted reply that even ICC don’t understand this rain delay method of Duckworth-Lewis that is being used in Cricket matches for rain interruptions.
Champions’ trophy 2017 is being played out in England and Wales during rains which has forced many matched without results while other short. India blanked Pakistan with stunning display of al round performance with win by 124 runs by D/L method after match many rain interruptions in both innings. Their practice game against New Zealand was also affected with this D/L method. Australia was the worst hit with both of their main matches were cancelled out after being part of rain which has forced them decider in their third match against the host nation England who are already in the Semi final with back-to-back victories against Bangladesh and New Zealand respectively.
During the recent Virat kohli’s charity dinner on Monday was asked this questions by reporters “You’ve been around cricket for a long time, so can I ask you a question, do you understand Duckworth-Lewis?,” Dhoni was as usual being unpredictable gave more twisted reply with “I don’t think even ICC understands the D/L method,” getting laughs all around from those nearby.
Shoaib Akhtar the Toughest Bowler
Dhoni was also asked about the toughest bowler he faced in his life and his reply was “All the fast bowlers are quite difficult, with the limited technique I had, it was very difficult to face the fast bowlers. Still, if I had to pick one, I would pick Shoaib Akhtar. Very simple reason, he was quick, he was fast, he could bowl a yorker, he could bowl a bouncer but you never expected a beamer, he was a bit unpredictable, he was fun to play against,”
While Ravindra Jadeja got the selfie with Dhoni taking nap during their road trip that got viral online with lot of clicks and likes.
