Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s place within the Chennai Tremendous Kings workforce has once more come beneath scrutiny after the previous India captain couldn’t handle to tug CSK to victory over the Delhi Capitals in a 25-run defeat at house on Saturday. Dhoni scored an unbeaten 30 off 26 balls on Saturday, however Chennai suffered their third defeat in 4 video games in IPL 2025. There was additionally some hypothesis whether or not Dhoni was on the verge of retiring since Dhoni’s mother and father and prolonged household have been current on the Madras Cricket Membership enclosure for the CSK vs DC recreation.
Dhoni had walked out to bat in CSK’s chase of 184 with the rating studying 74/5. Chennai wanted 110 off 56 deliveries with the asking charge standing a shade beneath 12. Regardless of batting with Vijay Shankar, who scored a half century, the veteran finisher couldn’t assist his workforce to victory.
Mumbai cricket stalwart Wasim Jaffer, when requested on ESPNCricinfo if Dhoni ought to relinquish his spot within the enjoying XI for a youthful participant, stated: “Sure, if he isn’t captaining the workforce then to look at him (bat) like this hurts a bit of.”
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CSK coach Stephen Fleming was requested about Dhoni on the post-match press convention. He stated: “He’s nonetheless going robust and I don’t even ask him lately.”
To date in IPL 2025, the wicketkeeper-batter has managed to attain simply 76 runs in 4 innings with a highest rating of 30*, which got here towards Delhi Capitals. He has additionally been criticised for coming down at No 9, behind Ravichandran Ashwin within the batting order within the recreation towards the Royal Challengers Bengaluru this season.
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When Fleming was requested earlier within the season why Dhoni was coming so low down the order, he had defined: “It’s a time factor. MS judges it. His physique is… his knees aren’t what they was. And he’s transferring okay, however there’s nonetheless an attrition facet to it. He can’t bat ten overs operating full stick. So he’ll gauge on the day what he may give us. If the sport’s within the stability like in the present day, he’ll go a bit of bit earlier, and he backs different gamers when different alternatives are up. So he’s balancing that.”
