Match bans

Dhoni, being captain of the Indian cricket team, has seldom faced any restrictions not to play in matches, due to slowover rate. In December 2009, he was suspended for two ODI matches against Sri Lanka when ICC match referee Jeff Crowe imposed the ban as India was three overs short of the specified overs. Hence Virender Sehwag was named the skipper for the two matches in Cuttack and Kolkata.Further, in January 2012 he was banned for the fourth Test match against Australia in Adelaide. Dhonis team was two overs short during the third Test in Perth. Consequently, Sehwag captained the team in the Adelaide test and Wriddhiman Saha kept the wickets. In the CB Series in February, Dhoni again faced a one match ban for slowover rate against Australia.