I’m your captain, don’t try to fool me: When MS Dhoni pulled up Mohammed Shami during India’s tour of New Zealand in 2014

MS Dhoni had his unique way of letting his teammates know when they deviated from plans. He was not of those who would shout or fling his arms here and there in anger at a teammate. But that doesn’t mean Indian cricketers could away with mistakes. India seamer Mohammed Shami revealed one such incident when Dhoni pulled him up for bowling an unnecessary bouncer in India’s tour of New Zealand in 2014.

Shami narrated an incident during the 2nd India vs New Zealand Test match at Wellington in 2014 to his Bengal teammate Manoj Tiwary in an Instagram session recently. Tiwary asked Shami if he was ever reprimanded by former India captain MS Dhoni on the cricket field. To Which Shami gave a detailed account of the Wellington Test which is remembered for former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum’s highest score Test score of 302.

Shami said McCullum was dropped off his bowling by Virat Kohli when he was only on 14 in the second innings. The wicket-keeper batsman made India pay the heaviest price as he batted till the next day, scoring a triple ton to help New Zealand draw the Test match from the jaws of defeat.

“After McCullum was dropped on 14, on that day we thought, it’s alright, we will send him back soon. Then he batted till Lunch again the next day. He continued till tea and the day was about to end so I asked Virat why did you drop him,” Shami told Tiwary.

McCullum scored 302 off 559 balls after staying in the crease for 775 minutes.

Shami, however, heaped praise on India’s two-time World Cup-winning captain MS Dhoni. “I have made my debut in all three formats under Mahi bhai. You can only keep on learning from him, he’s such a brilliant individual,” Shami said.

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