MS Dhoni's Reaction to the Crowd throwing the bottles - India v/s South Africa - T20 - 2015

• published: 12 Oct 2015
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Crowd trouble forced two interruptions in play during the second T20I at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack as India slid to a six-wicket defeat against South Africa. Play was held up for more than 50 minutes during South Africa's chase after spectators, largely from one section of the stadium, began throwing plastic bottles onto the field. The first bottle-throwing incident came in the break between innings - India were bowled out for 92, their lowest T20I total at home - and did not interrupt play. The second came after 11 overs of South Africa's chase and stopped play for 27 minutes. The players remained in the middle through the delay and play resumed at 10pm, with security personnel lining the boundaries. However, a third wave of bottle-throwing two overs later forced them off. Play resumed after a 24-minute hold-up once the police had cleared the section of the crowd causing the disruption. South Africa required another 4.1 overs, which passed without further incident, to complete the chase and seal the series 2-0. The incident is the first case for the BCCI's new president, Shashank Manohar, to handle and there would be several points of concern for the board in how the situation was dealt with on the spot in Cuttack. The matter did not come up at the post-match presentation ceremony, though both captains were interviewed by the broadcasters and could have been asked for their thoughts on it. The issue was raised at the subsequent press conference, however, and prompted this response from India's captain MS Dhoni: "Frankly, from a safety point of view, I don't think there was a very serious threat. A few of the powerful people from the crowd were good enough to throw the bottles inside the rope. So the umpires thought it was better that players go off the field for a while. The reaction of the crowd, you know, we didn't play well, so at times you get reactions like this. It's only the first bottle. After that they start throwing for fun. We shouldn't read too much into it. I still remember we played in Vishakhapatnam once, we won the game very easily, and that time also a lot of bottles were thrown. It starts with the first bottle, and after that, you know, it is more fun for the spectators if they start doing it and following it." ms dhoni t20 world cup 2007, ms dhoni 48 in t20 ms dhoni movie trailer, ms dhoni last over finish, ms dhoni 183, ms dhoni crying, ms dhoni in aap ki adalat, ms dhoni dancing in the ground, ms dhoni interview, ms dhoni brilliant runout mushfiqur rahim, ms dhoni trailer, ms dhoni bowling, ms dhoni helicopter shot, ms dhoni angry, ms dhoni army, ms dhoni angry moments, ms dhoni and sakshi, ms dhoni at his best, ms dhoni and suresh raina, ms dhoni at pro kabaddi, ms dhoni ads, ms dhoni and deepika padukone, ms dhoni abusing, ms dhoni best, ms dhoni best finishes, ms dhoni best stumping, ms dhoni bike collection, ms dhoni bowling and virat kohli keeping, ms dhoni behind the stumps comments, ms dhoni batting, ms dhoni best catches, ms dhoni best innings in odi, ms dhoni century, ms dhoni century vs australia 2013, ms dhoni cars, ms dhoni comments behind the stumps, ms dhoni centuries in odi, ms dhoni cricket videos, ms dhoni comedy night with kapil, ms dhoni century vs pakistan 2012, ms dhoni cool captain, ms dhoni debut odi match, ms dhoni double century, ms dhoni dominance of serenity, ms dhoni daughter, ms dhoni dubsmash, ms dhoni double century full highlights hd, ms dhoni documentary, ms dhoni daughter video, ms dhoni dance, ms dhoni emotional, ms dhoni entering the ground, ms dhoni emotional speech, ms dhoni early days, ms dhoni english, ms dhoni vs england, ms dhoni vs england 2014, ms dhoni vs england 2011, ms dhoni in england 2014, ms dhoni funny, ms dhoni fight, ms dhoni finishes, ms dhoni funny comments behind stumps, ms dhoni first match for india, ms dhoni funny moments, ms dhoni first odi century, ms dhoni fight with johnson, ms dhoni funny videos, ms dhoni first helicopter shot, ms dhoni great finisher, ms dhoni great innings, ms dhoni guard of honour, ms dhoni getting angry, ms dhoni girlfriend, ms dhoni goalkeeper, ms dhoni goal, ms dhoni goalkeeper in isl, ms dhoni goalkeeping skills during an island game, ms dhoni gali, ms dhoni house, ms dhoni helicopter shot vs malinga, ms dhoni house in ranchi, ms dhoni hits mustafizur rahman, ms dhoni helicopter shot collection hd, ms dhoni house in mumbai, ms dhoni helicopter, ms dhoni home, ms dhoni helicopter shot vs australia 7th odi, ms dhoni in comedy nights with kapil full episode, ms dhoni inspirational video, ms dhoni in aap ki adalat full episode, ms dhoni interview star sports, ms dhoni in pro kabaddi, ms dhoni in reality show, ms dhoni in army