Adam Gilchrist stands by MS Dhoni in the short-run controversy from Adelaide ODI

MS Dhoni has roared back to form in the ongoing ODI series against Australia. The wicketkeeper-batsman has hit two consecutive fifties in the two games he played and the second of the two went on to win India the game in Adelaide to level the three-game series 1-1. Dhoni also scored a half century in the first match in Sydney but it was too slow to impress the fans and they thought the 37-year-old’s 96-ball 51 added to the team’s pressure while chasing 289 in the game.

Dhoni though quick to erase the sour memory of the first game that India lost in the second by remaining unbeaten on 55 off 54 balls as his side scaled yet another mountain of run chase. However, the former India captain found himself in the middle of a controversy in the second game too which surfaced after the game that he had not completed a run during the dying overs in the chase in Adelaide. The on-field umpires did not notice it and it is being questioned now whether the short run had an impact on the game’s final result.

Former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist came up with his opinion too on the matter after he was asked by a fan on Twitter about it. The incident happened in the 45th over of India’s batting when the visitors still required to score more than a run a ball. The over was bowled by spinner Nathan Lyon and Dhoni nudged the ball on to the leg side to run for a single. The batsman, however, did not complete the run at the non-striker’s end and it later led to an uproar.

The 47-year-old former Aussie cricketer whose name comes in comparison with Dhoni over both keeping records often did not find any mistake on the Indian’s part and said it was just “a unique situation not often seen”.

Thanks for advising. Clearly @msdhoni wasn’t doing anything against the rules. It was just a unique situation not often seen. 👍 https://t.co/fFSehzPQQ8

— Adam Gilchrist (@gilly381) January 17, 2019

Gilchrist spoke on the issue while commentating

Gilchrist, in fact, was present as the commentator when the incident happened in Adelaide. He was heard saying then: “In Lyon’s last ball of his spell, MS Dhoni chipped him to the onside and straight away said there is no need for any pushing there because I have already hit him for six earlier in the over. Then the over was called and nothing touched the ground there.”

“So this will be interesting with India requiring 25 off 18 and it was in the 45th over, so I wonder if we will hear anything more about that should this go down to the wire,” the former cricketer made almost a prophetic prediction.

Rulebooks, however, say that since the batsmen didn’t go for a second run, Dhoni’s action came under the category of unintentional short runs.

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