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IPL matches have found an avid follower in Railway Minister Lalu Prasad but he feels the sting in the country’s Twenty20 captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s batting is missing.
“Earlier, Dhoni used to bang the balls but nowadays he has curtailed his shots… Jada style maarne mein pareshan rahata hei (he has become style-concious),” Lalu said in Ranchi on Monday night to questions.
“Dar se khelta hoga, kahin out ho jaiga (Dhoni might have curtailed shots for fear of getting out),” he said in his characteristic tongue-in-cheek style.
The Minister said he had been making time to watch the IPL matches.
Dhoni will lead ‘Super Kings’ against ‘Deccan Chargers’ in a do-or-die match in Hyderabad on Tuesday as a loss would all but end his team’s chance of making it to the semi-finals.
Dhoni’s brigade narrowly lost the match against Rajasthan Royals on Saturday.
