"Phush Patakha": Navjot Sidhu Roasts MS Dhoni's Failure On Free-Hit During CSK's Loss vs DC In IPL 2025

MS Dhoni came to bat at No. 7 for Chennai Super Kings against Delhi Capitals in an IPL 2025 match on Saturday. Dhoni, one of the best finishers to ever play the game, stayed unbeaten till the end too but the result was not to CSK's liking. At what was once their fortress, five-time champions CSK lost their third match on the trot. What was more worrying was the team's batting frailty. After their top order failed to get going chasing Delhi Capitals' 184-run target, there was much hope from the middle order. But Vijay Shankar (69* off 54) and MS Dhoni (30* off 26 balls) could not take the team over the line. 

There was much criticism over how the duo could not accelerate the run-rate. On one occasion, MS Dhoni could not hit a big one on a 'free-hit' delivery. Former India cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu was commentating and he predicted that Dhoni would go for a six. "If he doesn't go now, then when?" he said. CSK needed 94 off 40 balls at that stage. But Dhoni missed the ball and Sidhu said: "Le bhaiya, ye toh phush pataka nikla (that tund out to be a blank fire)," Sidhu said.   

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Following his side's victory over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match, Delhi Capitals (DC) skipper Axar Patel said that though he did not expect to win three games in a row so easily, his team has not played a "perfect match" yet.

Axar-led DC continued their brilliant run in IPL 2025, making it the first time since 2009 that they started the season with three wins. KL Rahul's match-winning 77 and spin-choke from Vipraj Nigam and Kuldeep Yadav helped them secure a 24-run win over the five-time champions.

Speaking after the post-match presentation, Axar said, "I did not