MS Dhoni vs Kevin Pietersen: Former captain of Indian team Mahendra Singh Dhoni He is known for giving befitting reply. An example of this was seen in 2017 during the Indian Premier League (IPL) match. Dhoni was then part of the Rising Pune Supergiants team and Kevin Pietersen Told team player Manoj Tiwari on ear mic to tell Dhoni that he is a better golfer than Dhoni. On this, Dhoni gave a befitting reply and said that ‘he is still my first Test wicket’. After this comment of Dhoni, Kevin Pietersen was trolled a lot, but its truth was something else.
Kevin Pietersen exhumes the dead
In fact, in 2011, the Indian team was playing a Test match against England at Lord’s. Dhoni decided to bowl by taking off the gloves in this match. The wicketkeeper caught and appealed on his ball thrown to Pietersen and the umpire gave him out. However, the on-field umpire’s decision was challenged by Kevin Pietersen and the third umpire declared him not out. At the same time, now former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has uprooted the dead and has shared two consecutive videos trolling Dhoni and calling the former Indian captain a liar. However, MS Dhoni, who is captaining the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2023, has not yet reacted to this.
Kevin Pietersen told Dhoni a liar by sharing the video
Kevin Pietersen first shared the video on Instagram after tweeting on Tuesday (May 16). Pietersen wrote in the tweet, ‘I have been watching the clip of that match continuously to end all the claims that I was Dhoni’s first Test wicket at Lord’s. Want to tell everyone that I am not Dhoni’s first Test wicket. I do not feel good saying this, but I am not. After this he shared a video on Instagram. In its caption, he wrote, ‘I am finally going to put an end to the ongoing discussions about Dhoni being the first Test wicket. Check it out. The proof is clear. However, it was a good ball from MS. He also tagged his post to MS Dhoni.
I’m actively seeking the clip from the Test match at Lord’s to put to bed all these claims that I WAS Dhoni’s first Test wicket. I hate to break it to you – I WASN’T!
— Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) May 16, 2023
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What was the whole matter?
Significantly, in the year 2011, a four-match Test series was played between India and England. Due to Zaheer Khan’s injury in the first match of the series, MS Dhoni had to come for bowling. In the 80th over of England’s innings, MS Dhoni’s ball hit the bat of Kevin Pietersen and went behind the wicket and Rahul Dravid took the catch. Umpire Billy Bowden raised his finger on the appeal of MS Dhoni and Rahul Dravid. However, Pietersen took the review and the third umpire declared him not out.
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