IPL 2022: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has suggested that if Dhoni had replaced him as captain, Chennai would have been different from the series losers.
Ravi Shastri: Chennai Super Kings (CSK), the defending champions of the IPL, have got off to an unprecedented start this year. In the 15th season of the IPL, the team is at the bottom of the list after losing four matches in a row.
Following the fourth defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday, former India head coach Ravi Shastri has questioned the appointment of MS Dhoni and CSKA new captain Ravindra Jadeja.
Ravi Shastri said that if Dhoni had decided to step down as the captain of the CSK team, CSK should not have released Faf du Plessis before the mega auction. Jadeja should have been allowed to play freely. The South African cricketer should have been brought in as the new captain.
I believe a player like Jadeja should focus on his cricket. If CSK intends to replace the captain, Faf du Plessis must be retained. Fuff to Bliss Match Winner. Winner of IPL title by playing with Chennai team. Said to be an experienced person who has played in a lot of matches.
Dhoni has been leading the CSK team since the opening season of the IPL. He has been to the play-off round 11 times in 12 seasons and has won the trophy 4 times. Two days before the start of this year’s season, Dhoni stepped down from the post and gave it to Jadeja. But, Jadeja has never been the captain of the senior team. His last captaincy was leading the Indian team in the U-19 days for a short time in 2007.
Although many have supported Jadeja’s outstanding performance in international cricket over the past few years, the current series defeat has caused problems for the CSK team. Has questioned his captaincy.
Speaking to ESPNCricinfo, Super Kings CEO Kasi Viswanathan said that Dhoni had been considering the decision for some time and felt it was the right time to hand over the captaincy to the team. If so, Shastri says CSK should have retained Faff for that role.
The former India all-rounder said that if Dhoni had wanted to relinquish the captaincy, he should have given it to Faf. Jadeja should have continued as a player. He would have played freely without the pressure of captaincy. He said that it would have changed the current situation in Chennai.
Faff, a former South African captain, is currently in the RCB squad. Faf was appointed captain of the RCB after Virat Kohli stepped down as captain. It is noteworthy that the RCB has suffered just one defeat in four games this season.
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