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'Thala khush hua' - Australian cricketer produces brilliant display behind stumps, reminds people of MS Dhoni

The wicketkeeper in typical MS Dhoni fashion, almost immediately threw the ball straight to the stumps without even looking at them.

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Rohit Kumar
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MS Dhoni (Source - Twitter)

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Former Indian captain MS Dhoni is one of the best wicketkeepers to ever play the game. He was best known for his lightning quick hands behind the wickets. The 2011 World Cup-winning skipper used to be excellent both behind the stumps and with his influence on DRS rulings. His keen brilliance in analyzing game situations aided the team's cause on numerous occasions.

There is also undoubtedly no match for Dhoni when it comes to his antics behind the stumps. The "no-look" runout became well-known because of the former Indian captain, who also made some amazing stumpings. During the ‘no-look’ run out, he used to look in the other direction while smashing the stumps. Meanwhile, a video is getting viral on social media in which an Australian cricketer Jay Lenton produced a marvelous display behind the wickets.

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In the video, it could be seen that the bowler delivered the ball towards the leg side and somehow Lenton was able to catch the delivery. Lenton grabbed the ball and threw it towards the stumps without even looking at them. The batter wasn’t expecting this and before he managed to come back to the crease, the bails were already dislodged.

MS Dhoni will be in action on March 31 against Gujarat

Many fans and cricketers even argued whether it should be considered a stumping or a run-out. Coming back to Dhoni, he has displayed some remarkable performances in his career with 195 stumpings to his name in international cricket. He is still the only wicketkeeper to have 100 or more stumpings in one-day internationals.

The 40-year-old cricketer will be in action in the upcoming 16th edition of the Indian T20 League starting on March 31. Dhoni might be leading the Chennai-based franchise for the last time as it is reported that he might retire from the cash-rich league. The first match of the tournament will be played between the defending champions Gujarat and the 4-time champion Chennai.

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