The cricket followers have been witnessing a brand-new avatar of MS Dhoni within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Ever since he relinquished the management of Chennai Super Kings (CSK), he has discovered his batting mojo again.
The season opener towards Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on March 26 witnessed a classic Dhoni scoring an unbeaten half-century to rescue his crew after a top-order collapse. In the subsequent recreation, he began off with a first-ball six and returned not out for 16 off 6 deliveries.
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Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has opined that it’s too early to write down of Dhoni, stating that the latter remains to be among the best within the enterprise. Speaking with Sportskeeda, he mentioned the legendary wicketkeeper-batsman has proven already that he’s in good type.
“Dhoni is not finished, he is a finisher. People have said his time is over and this could be his last IPL, but look at how he has batted, remaining not-out in both innings. This year we might see the Dhoni that we knew who used to start hitting boundaries from ball one,” Kaif mentioned.
“He has left the captaincy on paper and there may not be under much pressure. So, we might see the free-flowing Dhoni who used to hit the ball out of the stadium. The conditions are good, Maharashtra has good wickets and he will get pace and the way he hit that first ball six, shows that he is in good form,” he added.
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On being requested if IPL 2022 can be Dhoni’s final season, Kaif mentioned it’s too early to foretell as no one is aware of what goes contained in the ex-CSK captain’s head.
“You will never be able to know what is going on in Dhoni’s mind. If we talk about this IPL, there is a game after two days but Dhoni suddenly decides that Jadeja will be the captain. He is still fit and is scoring runs so it shouldn’t be a problem,” Kaif mentioned.
The defending champions are gearing as much as face Punjab Kings of their subsequent fixture on Sunday.
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