MS Dhoni painfully disappointed after India’s defeat in the 4th ODI

As a majority of the country enjoyed their sleep the Indian cricket team lost the 4th ODI of the series against West Indies by 11 runs. This was a shocking result for many reasons. India were the plain favourites going into the game after they had completely dominated the hosts in the first two games. Secondly, MS Dhoni, the best finisher this format of the game has seen, played the slowest innings of his life when he had to anchor India to a win. It took Dhoni 108 balls to get to his half century, something very unusual for the technique he is known for.

It took Dhoni 108 balls to get to his half century, something very unusual for the kind of game he possesses. With this loss, the 5th ODI to be played on July 6 at Kingston is a must-win for India, and if they lose, the series will be tied between the No.3 ranked team and the one at the 9th spot.

The former Indian captain is made the scapegoat of the loss for the number of balls he wasted at the crease as a result, the required run rate kept getting higher. With Dhoni still in the middle, the Indian fans those awake in the wee hours hoped he would take the team home.

He composed 54 runs off 114 balls with a solitary four to his name, which is also the slowest half century for India in ODIs. But a look at the scorecard will tell you it was the wicketkeeper-batsman who kept the team alive in the game after the top as well as the middle order failed miserably in a small chase. Understandably, he was disappointed after the team failed to get over the line.

Soon after the conclusion of the game, a video surfaced on social media which shows Dhoni is sitting in the dugout with a very sad face, sad enough to infect it onto his fans and followers. He is seated isolated until a fellow teammate comes and tries to cheer him up.

Here is the video