Chennai Super Kings Legend MS Dhoni’s legacy in the IPL is full of unforgettable moments, but the 2019 no-ball drama against Rajasthan Royals is the most shocked in his decorated IPL career. The incident highlighted one side of MS Dhoni, which was rarely seen on the field.
All this came to light during a tense final in Jaipur when Ben Stokes bowled a high full toss to Mitchell Santner. For a moment, it seemed that delivery would be called no-ball. The umpire also raised his arm in the square leg, only to pull it back within seconds.
Shreyas Gopal remembered MS Dhoni’s rare IPL outbreak in 2019
The sudden U-turn shocked everyone and left MS Dhoni Ugra. Usually calm CSK captain exiting the dugout and marched directly. The entire stadium was surprised as “Captain Cool” faced umpires in a hot exchange.
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The play was stopped, and no one had expected the former Indian captain to see such an outbreak. Later, MS Dhoni was fined for violating the IPL code of conduct. Interestingly, one of the players watching this incident was Shreyas Gopal, which was part of Rajasthan Royals.
Full pin-drop silence was: Shreyas Gopal
Now, in 2025, the leg-spinner was part of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) squad. Gopal recalled the moment and said that everyone completely became silent during the logic.
Shreyas Gopal said on the YouTube channel of CSK, “I was really in the right leg, so he just went into the past. I knew that the trouble was on his way. If someone had to walk inside, especially he may have to be the best and quiet cricketer, if he has to walk in, he has something that really does not bother him or is it right.
If you see it, perhaps the only time when Mahi Bhai went into, there was a full pin-drop silence and no one talked. Only once I saw him walking in a field, everyone was calm. ,
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Shreyas Gopal remembered his prestigious IPL hat -trick in Bengaluru
Meanwhile, Shreyas Gopal also recalled one night when he shocked the Bangalore crowd with a hat trick. This was the moment during the IPL 2019 match between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
The forum was set on Gopal’s home turf, where thousands of fans were expecting fireworks from RCB’s batting giants, but the young leg-spinner shocked him. After taking 10 runs in his first two balls, Gopal returned to style. In the same, he dismisses Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Marcus Stoinis to convert the electrical environment of the stadium into mistrust.
Gopal said, “My hat trick against Standout (in IPL) is at that moment, it really told me that you can actually do good at this level, and confidence is just two places. At the end of the day, cricket is a self -confidence game. Your form is a matter of confidence.”
In particular, Gopal has played 52 matches so far and claimed 52 wickets at an average of 25.94, with the best figures of 4/16 and an economy rate of 8.16 in the IPL.
