‘You don’t know anything’: When Sakshi ‘taught’ MS Dhoni about stumping rules cricket news

MS Dhoni and Sakshi. (Getty Images)

New Delhi: india cricket Veteran Mahendra Singh Dhoni not only holds the record for most stumpings. one day cricket But his innovative stumping is the hallmark of his wicket-keeping ability and quick reactions.
MS Dhoni’s stumpings have often taken batsmen by surprise, showing a blend of anticipation, sharp technique and agility.
In a recent video from an event that went viral, Dhoni narrates an interesting conversation that happened between him and his wife Sakshi while they were watching a cricket match.
Dhoni says, “We were watching the ODI match at home, Sakshi was with me. Usually, Sakshi and I don’t talk about cricket. The bowler bowled a wide ball, the batsman went out and was stumped. The on-field umpire “Threw the ball.” Third umpire. My wife said, ‘It’s not out’ and by the time she said this, the batsman had started to walk back, ‘You just see they will call him back, no one can be stumped on a wide ball.’
Dhoni further says, “I said no, no, stumping can be done on wide balls, but not on no balls. And he said, ‘You don’t know anything’, you just wait.” The third umpire will call him back. And by the time that conversation is happening, the batsman has reached the boundary line and she says, ‘No, no, they have to call him back.’ But finally when the next batsman came in he said, ‘You know something is wrong.’
Hearing the story narrated by Dhoni, the audience burst into laughter.

Dhoni’s stumpings are not only widely celebrated as they often come at crucial junctures and turn the course of a match, but also remain an inspiration to wicketkeepers around the world.