Jadeja was fined 50 percent of his match fee after being found guilty of playing against spirit of the game.
"To me, personally, it is a very hurtful decision. A lot of things were neglected in judging the case," said Dhoni ahead of the third Test.
The Indian skipper then explained his version of the incident at Trent Bridge.
"If you see what exactly happened, the umpires called for lunch and we started walking towards the pavilion. I don't want to take any other individual's name. We started walking and the other individual started using foul language against Jadeja. I had to step in the middle. And by the time we reached the boundary ropes, I thought the situation had diffused," Dhoni said.
Dhoni then expressed his immense dissatisfaction with the verdict in very strong words.
"It was said that the incident was against the Spirit of the Game. But we cannot ignore what has happened. If someone is saying something to you from behind and you just turn and you look, that is not aggressive. Especially the fact that the bat was under Jadeja's armpit throughout and right from lunch till he entered the dressing room, not one word was spoken by him. So a lot of things were neglected.
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