<p>Cricket fans have slammed icon Mahendra Singh Dhoni for apparently bullying umpire Paul Reiffel into changing a wide call during an Indian Premier League game.</p>.<p>The incident occurred Tuesday when Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings paceman Shardul Thakur bowled outside the off stump of Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman Rashid Khan.</p>.<p>Umpire Reiffel, who played 35 Tests for Australia before retiring, appeared to start the signal for a wide -- both arms outstretched at shoulder height -- when Dhoni began protesting.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/ipl-2020-live-cricket-match-score-latest-news.html" target="_blank"><strong>For more latest updates on IPL 2020, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Reiffel then seemed to change his mind midway through the signal and the ball went down as legitimate in the crucial penultimate over of Hyderabad's unsuccessful chase of 168.</p>.<p>Commentator Ian Bishop, a former West Indian international, said on <em>ESPNcricinfo</em> that Reiffel had erred.</p>.<p>"He started calling it a wide, he looked up, saw Dhoni and he changed his mind," Bishop said.</p>.<p>"I am someone who is sympathetic to the umpires because it is a difficult job, but tonight I will say that Reiffel made a mistake."</p>.<p>Hyderabad captain David Warner also seemed visibly unhappy from the dugout of the Dubai stadium in the United Arab Emirates.</p>.<p>The match saw Chennai bounce back from two losses to win by 20 runs and draw level with Hyderabad on six points in the eight-team table.</p>.<p>But Dhoni's action did not go down well on social media.</p>.<p>"Such a mockery of game, pathetic! Dhoni keeps bullying umpires and gets away with it. I have just lost count of it," one cricket fan wrote on Twitter.</p>.<p>Others criticised Reiffel for apparently succumbing to pressure from Dhoni.</p>.<p>"Weak umpiring! Sad to see an Elite umpire bogging down by the stature of a cricketer," said another Twitter user.</p>.<p>Last year Dhoni was fined 50 per cent of his match fee after he stormed onto the field during a tense IPL game to contest an umpiring call.</p>.<p>The cricket laws state: "An umpire may alter any decision provided that such alteration is made promptly."</p>
<p>Cricket fans have slammed icon Mahendra Singh Dhoni for apparently bullying umpire Paul Reiffel into changing a wide call during an Indian Premier League game.</p>.<p>The incident occurred Tuesday when Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings paceman Shardul Thakur bowled outside the off stump of Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman Rashid Khan.</p>.<p>Umpire Reiffel, who played 35 Tests for Australia before retiring, appeared to start the signal for a wide -- both arms outstretched at shoulder height -- when Dhoni began protesting.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/ipl-2020-live-cricket-match-score-latest-news.html" target="_blank"><strong>For more latest updates on IPL 2020, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Reiffel then seemed to change his mind midway through the signal and the ball went down as legitimate in the crucial penultimate over of Hyderabad's unsuccessful chase of 168.</p>.<p>Commentator Ian Bishop, a former West Indian international, said on <em>ESPNcricinfo</em> that Reiffel had erred.</p>.<p>"He started calling it a wide, he looked up, saw Dhoni and he changed his mind," Bishop said.</p>.<p>"I am someone who is sympathetic to the umpires because it is a difficult job, but tonight I will say that Reiffel made a mistake."</p>.<p>Hyderabad captain David Warner also seemed visibly unhappy from the dugout of the Dubai stadium in the United Arab Emirates.</p>.<p>The match saw Chennai bounce back from two losses to win by 20 runs and draw level with Hyderabad on six points in the eight-team table.</p>.<p>But Dhoni's action did not go down well on social media.</p>.<p>"Such a mockery of game, pathetic! Dhoni keeps bullying umpires and gets away with it. I have just lost count of it," one cricket fan wrote on Twitter.</p>.<p>Others criticised Reiffel for apparently succumbing to pressure from Dhoni.</p>.<p>"Weak umpiring! Sad to see an Elite umpire bogging down by the stature of a cricketer," said another Twitter user.</p>.<p>Last year Dhoni was fined 50 per cent of his match fee after he stormed onto the field during a tense IPL game to contest an umpiring call.</p>.<p>The cricket laws state: "An umpire may alter any decision provided that such alteration is made promptly."</p>