Dhoni Banned for 2 ODIs.

[Macj]

MS Dhoni slapped with two-ODI ban Cricinfo staff December 19, 2009 Text size: A | A MS Dhoni, the Indian captain, has been banned for two ODIs because India maintained a slow over-rate during the second ODI against Sri Lanka in Nagpur. The visitors won the game by three wickets to level the five-match series 1-1.

http://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/current/story/440276.html Crap!

[suraj]

Dhoni banned........... for 2 ODIs:omg:

[graphic23]

:whine: FML. :(( Our best batsman against Sri Lanka has been b& by ICC. :mad:

[cowboysfan]

lol,we cant maintain over rate even with all the spinners bowling,he should be banned for 4 matches.

[Celeste]

who will captain the team?

[Master Blaster]

uh we are fwoked

[ludhianvi]

India were taking too many breaks in the 2nd ODI, the umpire was telling them again and again to hurry up. When was the last time a captain was fined 2 matches for slow overrates?

[Celeste]

India were taking too many breaks in the 2nd ODI, the umpire was telling them again and again to hurry up. When was the last time a captain was fined 2 matches for slow overrates?

I think it was Ganguly who got banned for 4 ODIs against Pak in 2005

[ViruRulez]

:WTF: who is the VC ... really worried now .. hope UV and Sree returns soon .. is Gauti the VC or who else .. why was he not fined and banned instead :((

[Macj]

Sehwag will captain the XI i think. Dhoni is probably better off critiquing from the outside for awhile to get a handle on the reigns again.

[cowboysfan]

i dont think anybody will argue that this was not justified,spinners bowled 21 overs in this match.The first match iffy because of time spent by the fielders chasing the ball all over the ground.

[Master Blaster]

Sehwag will captain the XI i think. Dhoni is probably better off critiquing from the outside for awhile to get a handle on the reigns again.

Kiss the series goodbye then. WTF:((

[The Dark Horse]

Gambhir should be captain, then.

[graphic23]

Gambhir is the captain in MSD's absence.

[Guest Evil Mod Consortium]

Impressive - the ICC's even more ban-happy than the Consortiumatti. We'll need to find some random people to have b& for a couple of ODIs now to keep up!

[Chalks]

We all know :punter: would never get b&. Double standards again.

[panesarv]

WTF

[Feed]

Dhoni gets two-ODI ban for slow over-rate in Nagpur India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was handed a two-ODI ban for the team's slow over-rate in the second One-Day International against Sri Lanka in Nagpur on Friday. The match, which India lost by three wickets, went about 45 minutes beyond the scheduled finish time. More...

[Guest Hiten.]

Was he ever charged for slower over rates or at least warned for it ? How can they ban him on his first offence (IF he was never warned/fined for slow over rate) :WTF:

[champ]

mathews was injured and he was being attended to .. that was also a cause for delay .. even sanga was 2 overs short .. this is just ridiculous to ban for 2 odis