File image of CSK Captain MS Dhoni and Ravi Shastri©Twitter
MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings are sitting pretty second in the IPL 2023 points table with 13 points in 11 matches. Although they have lost two of their last four games while one was wiped out, Dhoni’s team is still a notch above the rest with most teams having played the same number or one game less than CSK on 10 points. It is rumored that this could be 41-year-old Dhoni’s last IPL, although he has yet to officially confirm it.
With the chances of CSK looking good to make the playoffs, former India coach Ravi Shastri analyzed the reasons why the four-time champion looked so dangerous and the ‘Dhoni factor’.
“He’s (Dhoni) a master at creating combinations. It’s intuitive. It’s understanding. Probably persisting with a man who may not be good in 2022, but with the foresight to believe he will be very good at 2023, which gives him the confidence in 2022 to go through the rut. Think ahead. He would have done that with few players. I won’t be surprised. I’m not in the mix there. I won’t know.” said Ravi Shastri ESPNCricinfo.
“But he certainly thinks that way. Now when you look at this side, who look almost certain to make the playoffs and look extremely dangerous when it comes to the playoffs, two games in Chennai, it’s a team that can handle it.” distance. Because it’s already settled. If there is tinkering, it is because of an injury. Otherwise they are right.”
As his team is doing great in the 2023 IPL, Dhoni’s former India and CSK teammate Suresh Raina has revealed what the ‘Thala’ told him about retirement. Speaking on JioCinema, as quoted by Indian Express, Raina revealed what the veteran wicketkeeper batsman told him during their recent meeting during the ongoing IPL season. “Head trophy jeetke ek saal aur khelunga(After I win the trophy, I will play for another year).”
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