India had won the second ODI against Australia at Adelaide by 6 wickets, leveling the series 1-1, in a run chase bolstered by skipper Virat Kohli's century and a composed half century from the cool MS Dhoni. While the match was a fitting reply for people who always questioned Dhoni's finishing abilities, the match also had a moment when Dhoni lost his cool.

After India had lost Virat Kohli after his valiant 104, the team had 57 more runs required to win the match, and MS Dhoni and Dinesh Karthik were on crease, chasing the target. With the match demanding Dhoni to stay till the end, he was seen exhausted on many occasions, and on one such occasion, Khaleel Ahmed had come to the field with water bottles.

Khalel unknowingly walked in the middle of the pitch, and Dhoni, noticing this and losing his cool, angrily instructed Khaleel to come around the wicket. The video of Dhoni's angry outburst has gone viral, but still Dhoni stayed firm and took India to a win. This incident was a reminder of Dhoni lashing out at Manish Pandey in a T20 match for watching the ball and not the partner. Coincidentally, Dhoni had scored a 50 in that match as well.