Perth, March 6: Once again bringing his street-smart side to the fore, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni kept for a few deliveries without pads as he gave his gear to Ajinkya Rahane standing at silly mid-off against Ravichandran Ashwin in the World Cup match against West Indies here today. It was one of the rarest of instances, when a wicketkeeper kept wickets without wearing the protection for legs.
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For four deliveries, Dhoni was without pads as he gave his to Rahane fielding at silly point. While keepers wearing their pads inside the trousers has been in vogue for sometime and the biggest exponent of that of late has been South African glovesman Quinton de Kock.