Batting coach Michael Hussey of the Chennai Super Kings feels that Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who continues to bat effectively, will be around for a few more years.
A day prior to the official start of the 2024 season, Dhoni, at 42, startled everyone by announcing his resignation as coach. Ruturaj Gaikwad was handed over the side.
He is still hitting.333. He arrives at the camp early and smashes a lot of balls, demonstrating his good preparation. On ESPN’s Around the Wicket, Hussey stated, “He has really been in good touch the entire season.”
“I suppose all we can do is attempt to control his physical condition. After the past season, he underwent knee surgery. Thus, he has been in charge of that from the competition’s inception.”
I hope he continues for a few more years. However, we’ll just have to wait and find out. That decision will only be made by him. In addition, he enjoys adding a little drama to things. Therefore, I wouldn’t count on a decision coming up soon.”
MS Dhoni, who led the franchise to five IPL championships, has been batting quite low this season, often as low as number eight, and has hardly faced many deliveries.
Hussey said that Dhoni’s workload is being appropriately managed in light of his recent knee surgery.
We have had to handle him a little bit because of that [knee surgery], and he just comes in at the end. However, MS has been the only player to be able to enter the game and strike the ball so cleanly from ball one. He has been outstanding,” he continued.
The Australian said that Dhoni wanted to stay for the interim until Gaikwad took over as captain.
“MS made it known that he would not be attending the captains’ meeting before to the event. And we think, “Oh no.” “What’s happening?” He declared that Ruturaj will become captain moving forward.
“professionally, it was a little shocking at first, but everything has been handled quite professionally. We’ve sort of known for a while now that he was the best person to take over as CEO once Microsoft decided to retire.
“He wanted to still be here while the new captain took over, to try to help him along the way and sort of mentor him a little bit,” said Hussey.
Gaikwad has done a commendable job leading CSK. The team, which is now third in the standings, has a strong chance of making it to the postseason.
“He performed admirably. On the field, he has shown remarkable composure and poise. He will just continue to improve. The more we surround him with encouragement, the more he accomplishes. The good news is that it hasn’t had any impact on his batting either “Hussey showered Gaikwad with admiration.
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