MS Dhoni has always played a pivotal role in the Indian team. Not only for his blistering performances, but also for the valuable inputs he shares with youngsters on-field. On many occasions, Dhoni’s advice to Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal has resulted into a wicket. In the fifth ODI as well, Dhoni continued the ritual. The former Indian skipper was heard passing instructions to Kedar Jadhav on the areas he needs to cover while bowling. But this time he stunned everyone with his Marathi speaking skills. MS Dhoni Rises Three Spots on ICC ODI 2019 Rankings After New Zealand & Australia Series.

Dhoni was heard saying, “Pudhe nako bhau…gheun taak (which translates to “don’t bowl further mate…get him”).” This happened in the 39th over of the match. Kedar Jadhav too was surprised with Dhoni’s Marathi speaking abilities and tweeted about the same. First, check out the video of Dhoni speaking in Marathi. Rohit Sharma Could Overhaul Virat Kohli’s This Record During India vs New Zealand T20I Series 2019.

Here’s what Kedar Jadhav tweeted. “You always feel at home on foreign tours when @msdhoni is behind the stumps… But This moment came as a real surprise…” he wrote in his tweet.

Talking about Kedar Jadhav’s performance in the fifth ODI, he scored 34 runs from 45 balls. He hit three fours and no maximums. He also snapped an important wicket of Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson on the score of 39 runs from 73 balls. He hit three fours and no maximums and batted at a strike rate of 53.42.

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