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IPL 2019: How Twitter reacted to MS Dhoni losing his cool and walking onto the field

Mahendra Singh Dhoni lost his bearings on the cricket field for the very first time as he rushed into the field of play to confront Indian umpire Ulhas Gandhe for not signalling a no ball, an act which certainly seemed out of line.

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni lost his bearings on the cricket field for the very first time as he rushed into the field of play to confront Indian umpire Ulhas Gandhe for not signalling a no ball, an act which certainly seemed out of line.

He has been fined 50% of his match fees for this rather uncharacteristic behaviour. 

A clear waist-high no-ball to Santner was ruled out by umpire Ulhas Gandhe after trying to raise his arm. This prompted an angry Dhoni to enter the ground and literally blast Gandhe before leg umpire Bruce Oxenford calmed him and sent him back.

Here's the video of MS Dhoni completely losing his composure. 

Santner, however, finished it off in style spoiling a brilliant outing from Jofra Archer (1/19 in 4 overs).

Seeing the captain lose his cool for the first time got Twitter into splits. While some supported what the skipper did, some said it was not right on his part.

Official broadcaster Star Sports' presenter Murali Kartik lost a golden opportunity ask the former India captain about the incident when it seemed he was game about answering the tough questions.

It was off the fourth ball of the innings, a waist-high full toss bowled by Ben Stokes to Mitchell Santner. Initially, it looked as if umpire Gandhe was about to signal no-ball only to decide otherwise.

Dhoni was seen shouting 'No ball' from the dug-out as Ravindra Jadeja was seen arguing with the umpire. To everyone's horror, an angry Dhoni entered the field of play, which certainly isn't allowed as per rule and took the umpire head-on. 

He was seen angrily gesturing at the umpire before leg umpire Chris Gaffaney asked Dhoni to leave the field of play. 

However, to everyone's horror, presenter Kartik posed all banal questions when it seemed Dhoni was ready to answer questions.

"You again took the game deep?" asked Karthik and Dhoni wittily replied: "By being there at the end do you mean having a conversation with the umpires?" There was no follow-up questions after that.

(Inputs from PTI)

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