'Instead of playing Dhoni, a fast bowler in the team…' Harbhajan Singh angry at 'Mahi'

• Punjab Kings lost against Chennai by 28 runs
  
• Dhoni became the victim of a golden duck in this match
  
• MS Dhoni came to bat at number 9
  

The 53rd match in IPL 2024 was played between Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings. CSK won this match by 28 runs. In this match, MS Dhoni was out for the first time in IPL 2024. Dhoni came to bat at number nine for the first time against Punjab and Mahi was out on the very first ball of Harshal Patel. Former Indian spin bowler Harbhajan Singh did not like Dhoni's decision to bat at number 9. After which Harbhajan targeted Dhoni.

Harbhajan Singh took a jibe at Dhoni

It has been seen in IPL 2024 that Dhoni mostly comes to bat when 1 or 2 overs are left. Meanwhile, Dhoni has also batted brilliantly in season 17. In the match played against Punjab Kings, Dhoni came to bat after Shardul Thakur and Mitchell Santner.

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Former Team India spin bowler Harbhajan Singh said that Dhoni has scored fast for CSK this season but it is not right to bat down in the important match against Punjab Kings. Even if CSK wins this match, I will still say Dhoni. I will speak the truth, no matter what people say. Bhajji further said that if Dhoni wants to bat at number 9 then he should not play now and CSK should also include a fast bowler in his place in the team. This was a very shocking decision of his in this match which was not right.

CSK finished third

After defeating Punjab Kings, Chennai Super Kings team has now reached third place in the points table. Batting first against Punjab Kings, Chennai scored 167 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Punjab team could score only 139 runs after losing 9 wickets in 20 overs. With this victory, CSK has taken a strong step towards the playoffs.