Gray-Nicholls, the English cricket equipment and clothing brand, paid the price for playing with Indian cricket team fans after they took a cheeky dig at MS Dhoni on social media.
During the Test series between England and West Indies, wicketkeepers Jamie Smith (England) and Josh Da Silva (West Indies) were seen using Gray-Nicolls gloves.
The brand posted a comment on Facebook saying, "Are you even a wicketkeeper if you don't use Gray-Nicolls? Great to see Jamie Smith and Josh Da Silva keeping wickets in the ongoing Test series. Nature is healing."
One fan, surprised by the oversight, asked, "Do you know a cricketer named M S DHONI?" To this, the company decided to be smart and took a cheeky dig and posted: "not heard of them."
Notably, MS Dhoni is considered to be one of the all-time greats when it comes to wicketkeeping, especially in white-ball format. He took a combined 634 catches in international cricket and made 195 stumpings as well. He remains the only keeper to affect more than 100 stumpings in ODI cricket.
This response did not sit well with MS Dhoni's fans, who quickly flooded the comments with backlash.
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