MS Dhoni and wife Sakshi form an adorable couple. Sakshi is seen cheering for MS wherever and whenever he plays, especially during the Indian Premier League. There have been many videos on social media showing the great relationship Dhoni and his wife share with one another.
Meanwhile, at an event recently, MS Dhoni shared a hilarious story about how Sakshi once gave him a lesson on a stumping rule. The incident pertained to a batter getting out stumped on a wide ball and Sakshi confidently told MS Dhoni, that he didn’t know the rules and the batter was not out.
This was after Dhoni, the keeper with the most stumpings in international cricket, told her that a batter could be stumped on a wide ball.
"Ghar mein baithke we were watching a game. Toh ek match chal raha tha, one-day international tha, Sakshi bhi thi saath mein. Usually main aur sakshi cricket ke baare mein baat nahin karte. Bowler ne ball daala. It was a wide, batsman ne step out kiya, toh woh stump ho gaya. Umpires usually review le lete hain ki the third umpire decides karega. My wife started, 'Out nahin hai.' Jab tak usne bola out nahin hai, batsman ne chalna start kar diya tha. You just see they will call him back. Wide ball mein stump ho hee nahin sakta hai
(We were at home watching a game and an ODI was going in. Sakshi was there with me. We don't talk about cricket when we are together. The bowler bowled a wide ball, batsman stepped out and was stumped. But my wife said it's not out. By that time, the batsman had started walking back. But she kept saying the umpires will call him back as there can be no stumping in wide)," said Dhoni at a recent event.
"So, maine kaha wide mein stumping hota hai, no ball mein nahin hota. She was 'Tumko kuch nahin pata hai'. You just wait third umpire will call him back. Jab tak yeh baat ho rahi hai woh bechara batsman already boundary line tak paunch gaya. She is like 'No no, they have to call him back. Finally, jab out hua aur next batsman aa gaya, 'There's something wrong' (I told her in case of a wide there is stumping but not when there is a no-ball. But she said you just wait the third umpire will call him back. By this time, the batsman had already reached the boundary line. Finally, when the new batsman arrived she said, "There's something wrong," Dhoni.
Here is the video:
After months of silence, Dhoni hinted at the same event that he will participate in the IPL season 2025. However, formal confirmation from the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is still pending. A confirmation is expected on Thursday (October 31), when teams must disclose their roster of retained players ahead of the blockbuster auction.
