IPL 2021: Netizens surprised as MS Dhoni drops easy catch of Jonny Bairstow

Dhoni dropped Bairstow for a duck off Deepak Chahar.

MS Dhoni is not only lauded as one of the best captains and finishers of the game, but also as a very safe wicketkeeper. Though he didn’t start that way when he made his debut for India, but he cultivated his own style of keeping wickets which suited him the best.

From lighting fast stumpings to taking stunning catches, Dhoni remained a gun wicket-keeper for Team India throughout his international career for the Men In Blue.

Even though Dhoni has called time on his international career, the Ranchi stalwart still remains a gun keeper and master tactician whenever he takes the field as the captain of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL 2021). 

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However, fans couldn’t believe their eyes when MS Dhoni dropped a simple catch of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) opener Jonny Bairstow in match No.23 of the IPL 2021. Fans and followers of the mercurial wicketkeeper-batsman were baffled when Dhoni dropped a sitter of a catch down the leg side.

It was the second ball of the SRH innings when Deepak Chahar had Bairstow knicking a ball down the leg side. Dhoni got to the ball easily, but couldn’t pounce it successfully.

Here is the video of the drop:

The internet broke after Dhoni’s drop and here are some of the best tweets posted after this event: