Hack: Cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar took to social media and showed sympathy towards Dhoni after CSK lost to MI in the 2019 IPL final However, his tweet did not go down well with the netizens Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 1 run to win their record fourth IPL title. It was an edge of the seat thriller as a winner could only be determined on the ball of the game. Lasith Malinga held his nerves and took MI to a famous win as he defended nine runs in the final over by giving away just seven. The veteran Sri Lankan bowler made an outstanding comeback after he had leaked 35 runs in his previous two overs. Nonetheless, it was a case of so near yet so far for CSK as they failed to grab the silverware for the fifth time in their eight final appearances. Many believed that MS Dhoni's debatable run out ended up being the turning point of the game as it opened up the floodgates for MI's comeback. Cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar took to social media and showed sympathy towards Dhoni, saying that his heart went out for Dhoni while having a chat with him in during the post-match presentation ceremony. He added that Dhoni seemed really heartbroken and that he had never seen the 'Captain Cool' like that before. Read his tweet here: My heart went out to Dhoni speaking to him in the post match, he seemed really heartbroken. Never seen him like that before. — Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) May 12, 2019 READ: Mumbai Indians' lucky charm? Here's MS Dhoni's overall record against the IPL's most successful team However, his tweet did not go down well with the netizens as they pointed out that the former Mumbai batsman was the only one in the commentary box who had said that Dhoni was out. Read some of the responses here: With all due respect sir you could have stayed back at ur home & cheered for MI rather than doing it in the commentary box. I'm sorry if I have offended you. But this was my personal feeling. Commentators rooting for teams in commentary box kills the fun in the game! 😊 — Srinivas Jayaprakash (@CustosLegis_Jay) May 12, 2019 When 3rd umpire was struggling to take the decision of out or not out,You are first person we are listening and you have decided it's OUT🤔😂 — Bibhudatta Behera (@BibhuVssut) May 12, 2019 @sanjaymanjrekar is the 4th umpire. He controls the 3rd umpire. — Drashkum (@Drashkum1) May 12, 2019 Because he was talking to you 😂😒 #MIvCSK #Dhoni — Come On CSK & MI 💛💙 (@madam_jadeja) May 12, 2019 And even in your wildest dreams, don't even imagine that Dhoni needs your fake sympathy or your encouragement. He's a much bigger and better player than you have ever been. He's a legend, something you will never become. — Jessica (@In2019Liz) May 12, 2019 During the match on Sunday, experts were of the opinion that since there is no conclusive evidence, the CSK skipper should be given the benefit of doubt. However, in a conflict of interest, Sanjay Manjrekar opined that MS Dhoni was out, after looking at one angle, for which he has been called out by the social media users. WATCH: Rohit Sharma and Yuvraj Singh turn rappers after Mumbai Indians win their fourth IPL crown<doc-sep>Mumbai Indians opted to bat against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the high-octane Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 final in Hyderabad on Sunday. Openers Quinton de Kock and Rohit Sharma gave Mumbai Indians a flying start in the IPL 2019 final and stared dealing in sixes from the beginning. Watching the fireworks by Mumbai Indians openers, even commentator Sanjay Manjrekar couldn't resist admiring the duo but ended up advising Quinton de Kock to be cautious against CSK bowlers in such a crucial match. Manjrekar's advice for Mumbai Indians from the commentary box didn't get a positive response from the fans, who started trolling the former India batsman on Twitter. Some fans even alleged Manjrekar of biasness towards Mumbai, a city he belongs to. "@sanjaymanjrekar saying "Dont do it, Dont do it" to Quinton De Cock! Is he a commentator or @mipaltan coach?," asked a fan on Twitter. Another one joined in, saying: "Why is a commentator @sanjaymanjrekar so biased in his commentary in favour of Mumbai Indians? He should sit in the stands and cheer his favourite team" Why is a commentator @sanjaymanjrekar so biased in his commentary in favour of Mumbai Indians? He should sit in the stands and cheer his favourite team @BCCI @IPL @ChennaiIPL — Gopal (@vngopal) May 12, 2019 #iplfinal2019 @sanjaymanjrekar almost had a heart attack when Quinton de Kock tried going after @harbhajan_singh — Sudalai SivaSubramanian (@sudalaisivasub1) May 12, 2019 This @sanjaymanjrekar 's commentary is so irritating.. is there someone neutral and sweet to talk only cricket? #IPL2019Final #CSK — Joe Gage (@D4Dilipan) May 12, 2019 Is @sanjaymanjrekar the most biased commentator ever!!!! — Vasant Bhat (@vasanthosagadde) May 12, 2019 @BCCI can you stop @sanjaymanjrekar from commenting in important matches like IPL Final. Biased and irritating. Mumbai Mumbai and only Mumbai. — Vidiya Prasanth (@VidiyaPrasanth) May 12, 2019 Mumbai Indians and CSK are facing each other in the final for the fourth time in the history of the IPL. In 2010, CSK had defeated Mumbai Indians by 22 runs to clinch their maiden title. Promoted In 2013, Mumbai Indians avenged their defeat and crushed CSK by 23 runs to win their first-ever IPL title. The Rohit Sharma-led added to their trophy cabinet by with an emphatic 41-run win over Dhoni's CSK in the 2015 edition of the IPL final. Now, both Mumbai Indians and CSK eye an unprecedented fourth crown in the IPL.<doc-sep>IPL 2019: Will MS Dhoni Play Next Season? Sanjay Manjrekar Gets One Cheeky Reply From Dhoni Himself Everybody knows MS Dhoni's retirement is imminent. The most logical conclusion is that the former India captain will retire after the Cricket World Cup in England and Wales this summer. But why push for it? The 37-year-old may still continue to lead Chennai Super Kings (CSK), at least for one more season, and sign off in style after Sunday's heartbreaking one-run defeat to Mumbai Indians in (MI) in the final of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 at Hyderabad. That's everybody wants to know. Will he continue playing in the IPL or not. Celebrated commentator and former Indian batsman Sanjay Manjrekar probed Dhoni with that very question during the post-match ceremony, and what he gets in reply was brilliant. Here's what Dhoni said: "It's too early to say right now (about next year's plans). Up next is the World Cup. That's the first priority. After that, we will chat about CSK... Hopefully yes, we'll see you next year." That cheeky response from one of the smartest cricketers left Manjrekar with very limited follow-up questions. Meanwhile, Manjrekar took to Twitter sharing what he felt after talking to Dhoni. My heart went out to Dhoni speaking to him in the post match, he seemed really heartbroken. Never seen him like that before. — Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) May 12, 2019 But not everyone was happy with Manjrekar for a myriad of reasons. Here are some fan reactions, Best moment for me in this whole IPL season Sanjay Manjrekar - "Will you be there in next season?" Dhoni - "Hopefully Yes"#MIvCSK #IPL2019Final #WhistlePodu — ðÂÂ¼AparnaðÂÂÂ (@Jayaa_IND) May 12, 2019 @sachin_rt Congrats cheating indians. first the Umpire ravi decision against Bangalore. Now cheerleading manjrekar pressurizing 3rd umpire on dhoni run out. — simlin (@simlin15) May 12, 2019 Sanjay Manjrekar is so biased that he gave dhoni out before 3rd umipre saw it for 10 mins. Wow what an expert. He was like MI fan screaming @Sdoull out. @StarSportsIndia Get your staff right pls.#NoSanjaycommentary#CSKvsMI #MIvCSK #IPL2019Final — Jayanth (@jayanthvik) May 12, 2019 Cunning Manjrekar indirectly asked Dhoni about his retirement. Smart Dhoni gave away nothing ðÂÂÂ#MIvCSK #IPL2019Final — Useless Sperm (@Useless_Sperm0) May 12, 2019 "Benefit of doubt will go for Batsman favour" is a cricketing rule but that decision for Dhoni from Umpire is really a big question mark ! ! I guess Sanjay Manjrekar would have walked to Third umpire room & pressed red button for sure ðÂÂÂ #MIvCSK — Common Man (@CM_Tweetss) May 12, 2019 Lol..Manjrekar trying to extract from MSD whether he'll play the next season. Not once but twice . He's so concerned about Dhoni's decision more than Dhoni ðÂÂÂ Pagal kahin ka.. — Sameeksha #CSK ðÂÂÂ (@Maahii_way) May 12, 2019 Did Manjrekar just saw "experts like us"? I could almost feel Dhoni restraining himself. — VATSAL UTTARWAR (@vatsal_uttarwar) May 12, 2019 Manjrekar - "see you next year" Dhoni - "hopefully" Was that a hint? #IPL2019Final — Sir Manish Pandey (@IPLnRealityTV) May 12, 2019 Manjrekar is fighting with Simon & Micheal in the combox about about Dhoni's wicket ðÂÂÂðÂÂÂ #PureMumbaiBoy ðÂ¤£ #MIvCSK — °↓° (@s_r_uth_i_n) May 12, 2019 Chasing a 150-run target, CSK could manage only 148 runs with Lasith Malinga producing an incredible last over to defend nine runs. For in-depth, objective and more importantly balanced journalism, Click here to subscribe to Outlook Magazine<doc-sep>IPL 2019: My heart went out to MS Dhoni, he was really heartbroken, says Sanjay Manjrekar CSK skipper MS Dhoni in the post-match presentation admitted that MI did fewer mistakes than his side did. MS Dhoni must be a very broken man as he suffered his sixth loss in 9 finals in IPL history as Mumbai Indians defeated Chennai Super Kings by just one run to win their fourth IPL title on Sunday in Hyderabad. Lasith Malinga trapped Shardul Thakur LBW on the last ball of the match with two runs needed and clinched the title for the Mumbai franchise. Chennai Super Kings had done everything needed to reach their second straight final in two years and defend their title. They played some really good cricket, MS Dhoni showed some amazing form with the bat and with the gloves behind the stumps and spinners won them games even on unconducive pitches. But they couldn’t overcome one obstacle, Mumbai Indians, who defeated them four times in the tournament. Dhoni just couldn’t find a way to defeat the Men in Blue and Gold to showcase another trophy in their wardrobe. Sanjay Manjrekar feels Dhoni was heartbroken after final setback Sanjay Manjrekar, who hosted the post-match ceremony after the big final, revealed that the veteran cricketer was heartbroken during their interview and he has never seen him like that ever before. “My heart went out to Dhoni speaking to him in the post-match, he seemed really heartbroken. Never seen him like that before,” Sanjay Manjrekar wrote on Twitter. My heart went out to Dhoni speaking to him in the post match, he seemed really heartbroken. Never seen him like that before. — Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) May 12, 2019 Speaking at the post-match presentation ceremony, MS Dhoni was quoted saying, “As a team, we had a good season. But we need to go back and reflect on how we reached the finals. It’s not one of those years where we played really great cricket to reach here. The middle order wasn’t great, and today it was very funny as to how both teams were only passing on the trophy from one team to the other. Both teams made a lot of mistakes, the team that made one lesser mistake won.” CSK restricted MI to 149/8 with Kieron Pollard making unbeaten 41 and Deepak Chahar picking 3 wickets for Yellow Brigade. Their chase was shouldered by a brilliant knock of 80 from Shane Watson, who got run out in the last over leaving Shardul and Jadeja to do the needful against a wily Malinga. With two runs needed off the last ball, Malinga fired in a picture perfect yorker to wrap Shardul in front of the wickets and won the game by 1 run, giving MI their fourth IPL trophy. [interaction id=”5cd58c9fe6672558c9f515ee”]<doc-sep>
IPL 2019 final: MS Dhoni was run out for 2 as CSK fell short of a 150-run target by 2 runs ( Courtesy by BCCI ) Former India cricketer-turned commentator Sanjay Manjrekar empathised with MS Dhoni after Chennai Super Kings suffered a heartbreaking 1-run defeat in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 final to Mumbai Indians on Sunday. Sanjay Manjrekar, who was hosting the post-match ceremony after the big final, also said he has never seen MS Dhoni as heartbroken as he was on Sunday evening in Hyderabad. MS Dhoni's men needed just 9 runs in the final over of a 150-run chase against Mumbai Indians to defend their IPL title. With Shane Watson, who was dropped 3 times on the big night, going steady in the final over odds were stacked in favour of Chennai Super Kings. Mumbai Indians went with Lasith Malinga for the last over even after the veteran Sri Lanka pacer conceded 42 runs in his first 3 overs in the final. Nonetheless, Malinga and MI held their nerves better as they defended 9 runs successfully in the final over. CSK lost the wicket of Shane Watson on 80 to a run out in the last over before Shardul Thakur was trapped LBW when they needed just 2 runs from the last ball. It was so near yet so far for Chennai Super Kings as Mumbai Indians edged past CSK to become the first side to win four Indian Premier League titles. Sunday's match was also the 5th defeat in 8 finals for Dhoni's men. "My heart went out to Dhoni speaking to him in the post match, he seemed really heartbroken. Never seen him like that before," Sanjay Manjrekar wrote on Twitter. My heart went out to Dhoni speaking to him in the post match, he seemed really heartbroken. Never seen him like that before. Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) May 12, 2019 Sharing his thoughts on the error-prone final, Manjrekar added: "Not the greatest quality of cricket played, but one the greatest IPL finals to watch. Long live the IPL!" Speaking at the post-match presentation ceremony, MS Dhoni conceded both teams made a lot of errors and that it was funny to see how they were passing the IPL trophy to each other throughout the final. CSK did well to restrict MI to just 149 for 8 in the big night but top-class spells from Rahul Chahar (14 for 1) and Jasprit Bumrah (14 for 2) helped MI pull things back despite conceding 53 runs in the powerplay. Shane Watson was handed extra lives at will as Mumbai were scrappy when it came to catching in the final. Nonetheless, Malinga's final over masterclass helped MI clinch a thriller. "As a team, we had a good season. But we need to go back and reflect on how we reached the finals. It's not one of those years where we played really great cricket to reach here," MS Dhoni said. "The middle order wasn't great, and today it was very funny as to how both teams were only passing on the trophy from one team to the other. Both teams made a lot of mistakes, the team that made one lesser mistake won." Also See: