Former Pakistan National Cricket Team player Saeed Ajmal has said that he felt robbed after MS Dhoni was given the Player of the Match award for his performance in the 3rd ODI match of the series between India and Pakistan in 2013.
The Pakistan tour of India 2012/13 consisted of a two-match T20I series and a three-match ODI series. The T20I series ended in a draw as Pakistan won by 5 wickets in the first game and India won by 11 runs in the second game.
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Speaking of the ODI series, Pakistan won the first game by 6 wickets and the second game by 85 runs to seal the series. They were on the verge of claiming a whitewash over the Men In Blue on Indian soil, but they failed to do so as India won the low-scoring third ODI by 10 runs.
During an interaction on the Nadir Ali podcast, the host mentioned how Ajmal never won a Player of the Match award despite being the top-ranked bowler in ODIs.
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Meanwhile, Saeed Ajmal recalled the match between India and Pakistan from January 06, 2013, at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi and said he should have won the PoTM award in that game.
“I think it was my bad luck. Against India in 2013, I bowled an outstanding spell in the first two ODIs. We won those games. In the third match, we dismissed India for 175. I took five wickets. Chasing a total of 175, we touched 100 with lots of wickets in hand, but still, we lost,” he said.
How did MS Dhoni get Man of the Match? I should have received it – Saeed Ajmal
Saeed Ajmal claimed being robbed of the Player of the Match award and said that Dhoni didn’t deserve to win the award in that game as he didn’t perform well. The former Pakistan spinner added that he was the best performer in that game and should have been given the award.
“MS Dhoni got the Player of the Match award in that game. Dhoni scored 18 runs and dropped 2 catches, still got Man of the Match. So that’s wrong. You tell me what is the meaning of Man of the Match. The player who performs the best in the game gets the Man of the Match,” he added.
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“I took five wickets in that match, but India won the match, so they gave the award to Dhoni. He scored only 18-20 runs and dropped catches. How did he get Man of the Match? I should have received the Man of the Match award in that game,” the former Pakistan spinner concluded.
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In the third ODI between India and Pakistan, the Men In Blue got bundled out for 167 after Ajmal bagged a brilliant 5-wicket haul. MS Dhoni actually top-scored for India in the match with 36 runs under his belt off 55 balls, including 1 four and 3 sixes. Dhoni also executed a stumping behind the stumps of Umar Akmal and grabbed the catch of Ajmal in the match.
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