Virat Kohli miffed with crowd for chanting Dhoni’s name .

Virat Kohli miffed with crowd for chanting Dhoni’s name after Rishabh Pant dropped a catch in the second T20I

India couldn’t defend their total of 170 in Thiruvananthapuram as the two-time defending world champions – riding on the back of an imperious batting performance- finally broke the shackles of seven consecutive defeats in the shortest format of the game against the Men in Blue.

Matters escalated on the fourth ball of the fifth over when Rishabh Pant, after having successfully gobbled Evin Lewis, proceeded to shell it as he fell to the ground, and as has been the norm these days- every time Pant makes a mistake people go on a raucous chanting of Dhoni’s name- ‘MS, MS’ started to do the rounds across the ground. 

And, naturally, the Indian captain wasn’t chuffed about it. Kohli then decided to have a few words with the fans as he turned back to express his displeasure.And, every time he does a mistake, chants of ‘MS, MS’ echo in the stadiums. 

Kohli, during his pre-series conference, had called on for the crowd to be patient with the southpaw.

“We certainly believe in Rishabh’s ability. But I think it’s a collective responsibility of everyone around as well to give that player some space to do well. If he misses a chance, people can’t shout MS’ (Dhoni) name in the stadium as well.”

It’s not respectful because no player would like that to happen. You are playing in your own country and you should get support rather than always thinking what mistake this guy is gonna make. No one wants to be in that position,” Kohli had said.