Sportsmanship or selfishness..? Veteran cricketer raised questions on Pat Cummins’ action against CSK

Mohammad Kaif on Pat Cummins : Something happened in IPL 2024 yesterday in the match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings which is being discussed a lot. In the 19th over of Chennai’s innings, Ravindra Jadeja came between the throw and the wicket. The ball hit his body and this saved him from being run out. Ravindra Jadeja was dismissed under the obstructing the field rule, but Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins decided not to appeal. He is being appreciated for this. But there is also an angle that he spared Jadeja for his own benefit.

Was this decision taken to keep Dhoni out?

Ravindra Jadeja was struggling to score runs in the death overs. When his appeal was made, Jadeja was on 25 runs in 20 balls. If a batsman comes in the 14th over and remains at the crease till the 19th over, a fast innings is expected from him. But Jadeja could not hit even a single six or four. In such a situation, when Pat Cummins withdrew the appeal, Jadeja remained at the crease. If an appeal had been made against Jadeja and he had been given out, Dhoni would have come on the field after him. In the last match, Dhoni had scored 20 runs in the last over against Delhi Capitals. Perhaps this was the reason why Cummins decided to withdraw the appeal against Jadeja.

Kaif raised the question

Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif has also raised questions on the intentions of Pat Cummins. Kaif also asked Cummins whether he would have done the same to Virat Kohli during the World Cup. Kaif made it clear that Cummins did not deliberately dismiss Jadeja. Kaif wrote on X, ‘Two questions to Pat Cummins on withdrawing the appeal of obstructing fielding against Jadeja. Was it a strategic decision to keep Dhoni out while keeping a struggling Jadeja at the crease? If Virat Kohli had been in the World T20, would he have done the same?