MS Dhoni was once said to be one of the best finishers in cricket. But, gone are the days when former Indian cricketer used to perform at his menacing best. He has struggled a lot to win games for CSK in the past couple of seasons post his retirement from international cricket.
MS Dhoni has underperformed for Chennai Super Kings and scored 200 runs in the previous edition. Towards the fag end of IPL 2021, he slammed Avesh Khan for back-to-back three consecutive boundaries and everyone thought he is back at his best.
IPL 2022: MS Dhoni has lost his finishing touch
In the 15th edition, Dhoni will be expected to turn things around and guide his side to their 5th IPL title.
In a recent interaction, Reetinder Singh, the former Indian cricketer said that Dhoni will have to come and beat up in the order. As per him, MS Dhoni no longer holds the finishing touch and he will be more useful in the top-order instead of coming out to bat in the lower batting order.
“MS Dhoni has to bat up the order because he is no longer the same finisher that he was known to be a few years back. If he takes his time, comes in the 10th or 11th over, he can hit the lusty blows later. MS Dhoni knows that he is the key to CSK’s prospects,” Sodhi said on India News, also featuring former India wicketkeeper Saba Karim.
Ravindra Jadeja, who was retained by CSK ahead of the IPL 2022 mega-auction, will be CSK’s key to success. The former player added that Jadeja is in exceptional form with the bat and ball. He even mentioned that CSK hopes will be very much dependent on Jadeja’s performance as well.
“Ravindra Jadeja’s form will be very important. The way he batted in the Mohali Test match, the way he is bowling, are great signs for Chennai that if he picks form, he can take Chennai to the IPL final. Ravindra Jadeja, Dhoni – all these big players have to take a lot of responsibility,” pointed out Sodhi.
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