Delhi, December 3, 2024 (Punjab Khabarnama Bureau)-Young Indian pacer Yash Dayal faced the wrath of fans on social media after he posted an Instagram story involving Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Dayal, who was retained by Royal Challengers Bengaluru for next season, was on cloud nine when he picked the wicket of legendary Chennai Super Kings wicketkeeper MS Dhoni in a crucial IPL 2024 match. The left-handed pacer shared the moment months back on his Instagram story and garnered the attention of cricket fans who weren’t very impressed with him.
In a do-or-die clash for both teams for a place in the IPL 2024 playoffs, Dayal was given the job of defending 17 runs off his final over. It was a tough ask for him, with two of the most clinical finishers in IPL history – MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja in the middle. Dhoni slammed the left-arm pacer for a six on the first ball, but he managed to hold his nerves and bowled a back-of-the-hand slower ball on the stumps next. The former CSK skipper swung his bat once again in an attempt to hit a big shot, but this time, he mistimed it and got caught by Swapnil Singh near the boundary rope.
Dayal gave just seven runs off the over to knock CSK out of the competition as RCB qualified for the playoffs.
Dayal shared the incident on his Instagram story, in which he got the better of Dhoni. The fans got miffed and trolled him on X, formerly known as Twitter. A part of the video also showed how Zaheer Khan had once dismissed Dhoni in a similar fashion, leading to speculations that Dayal is probably comparing him with the Indian pace great. So fans had another reason to be upset with him.
Summary: Yash Dayal’s recent Instagram activity featuring MS Dhoni has upset fans, who criticized him as an “immature player.”