When MS Dhoni yelled at Daryl Mitchell and denied the CSK all-rounder a single, Mitchell was criticised as being “selfish.”

Fans are not impressed by MS Dhoni’s decision to decline a single to Daryl Mitchell in the final over of the CSK innings.Even the best finishers occasionally make mistakes, and MS Dhoni is arguably the finest of all time. And that’s precisely what occurred last night when the legend of the Chennai Super Kings was batting towards the end of the innings. With four balls remaining in the final over against Arshdeep Singh, Dhoni—who has been brilliant with the bat in the IPL 2024—surprisingly denied his partner Daryl Mitchell a single.

Arshdeep’s second delivery of the over was hammered by Dhoni to sweeper cover in the deep, but he declined to run. Mitchell, meantime, was so excited that he hurried to the non-striker’s end, tapped the crease, and returned without incident. In theory, Mitchell and Dhoni might have given CSK two more runs if they had run. Unexpectedly yet, it’s possible that Dhoni had doubts about his partner’s skills. Even more, a slow-motion replay revealed Dhoni yelling for Mitchell to hurry back.

Now, as usual, the Chepauk audience went crazy as Dhoni’s act hit the following two balls for a four and a six. However, it did not sit well with X fans to watch Dhoni refuse a single to a player of Mitchell’s calibre. The all-rounder from New Zealand, Mitchell, walked out to bat at number eight, and anyone who has watched cricket closely knows what he is capable of. The man nearly caused India extra heartache during the World Cup semifinal the previous year, and supporters were shocked that Dhoni, at 42, followed his gut more than Mitchell’s.