Probably not right: Buttler on Dhoni's showdown with umpires

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Press Trust of India Jaipur
Last Updated : Apr 12 2019 | 12:35 PM IST

Rajasthan Royals opener Jos Buttler said Chennai Super Kings' skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was "probably not right" in stepping on to the field to argue with the umpires during their IPL match here.

Dhoni lost his cool and rushed into the field of play to confront Indian umpire Ulhas Gandhe after he flip-flopped on a no ball on Thursday night, which led to a fine on the former Indian captain.

CSK went on to win the match by four wickets with Mitchell Santner smashing Ben Stokes into the stands off the final delivery.

"I was fielding at the boundary so I am not sure what had actually happened. I am not sure if that was the right thing to do," Buttler said at the post-match conference.

"Obviously, tensions are running high in the IPL and every run counts and it was probably a big moment in the game, but whether stepping onto the pitch is quite right - I'd say, probably not."
"We have had some games which we should have won but have not been able to do it for a few reasons. We have to play better and for longer."
"Credit to our bowlers, on that wicket I thought 150 was low. We should have batted better, on that wicket, 170 would have been very good. We feel disappointed."
"I'm sure guys will take it on and learn from these mistakes. We have got to find the balance right depending on the conditions. I still feel you need to win crunch situations in T20 format."
"It was a very good game. Need to give credit to Rajasthan. They were slightly few runs short on what would've been a good score. But they put pressure on our batsmen and they were able to build pressure right to the end."

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First Published: Apr 12 2019 | 12:35 PM IST

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