Dhoni dislodged, not bails!

The dismissal of Mahendra Singh Dhoni has raked up a controversy. Like a disciplined team-man, Dhoni stayed away from commenting on the decision, but third umpire K. Hariharan8217;s decision was clearly against what action replays suggested. England8217;s James Anderson made a direct hit at the non-striker8217;s end from mid-on, but the bails hadn8217;t been dislodged by the time Dhoni had made it back to the crease. Cricketing laws rule that as a 8216;not out8217; case. Hariharan thought otherwise.

It was at a very crucial hour of the Indian innings, and had the last three batsmen not held on, India would have been in serious trouble. Dhoni expressed his disappointment with the dismissal, although he respected the umpire8217;s verdict. 8220;The moment I passed the stumps I thought that he Anderson had missed it, but when I turned and began to walk back to pick up my bat, I noticed that the bails were missing. I haven8217;t seen the TV replays so I can8217;t say much about that. It is a decision taken by the third umpire and has to be respected,8221; he said.

But he did not hide his disappointment. 8220;It was quite disappointing because had I stayed on for another 10 to 15 overs more, it would have been a totally different situation.8221;