MS Dhoni made his means again on the prime as skipper for Chennai Super Kings and made an impression immediately as CSK beat SRH by 13 runs in IPL 2022 match on the MCA Stadium in Pune. With this, he equaled Rahul Dravid changing into the oldest skipper to steer a workforce in IPL cricket. It was Dravid who led Rajasthan Royals At 40 years and 298 days, Dhoni now holds the highest spot within the distinctive checklist, going previous Dravid, who had final led Rajasthan Royals at 40 years and 268 days. The subsequent three Indians on the checklist are – Sunil Joshi (40y 135d), Anil Kumble (39y 342d) and Sourav Ganguly (39y 316d).
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Interestingly, Dhoni performed below Rahul Dravid within the preliminary phases of his profession. He had a terrific camaraderie with ‘The Wall’ as he spent most of his time within the slip cordon. Earlier again on the helm of affairs, Dhoni produced instantaneous outcomes as CSK notched up a 13-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad to maintain themselves afloat within the event. “I feel Jadeja knew final season he’d be captaining this yr. For the primary two video games, I oversaw his work and let him be later. After that, I insisted he’d take his personal selections and duty for them. “Once you grow to be captain, it means a number of calls for are available. But it affected his thoughts because the duties grew. I feel captaincy burdened his prep and performances,” Dhoni stated on the post-match presentation ceremony.
Dhoni said Jadeja taking over the mantle of the side was a gradual transition, which he wanted.
“He knew and got enough time to prepare, what is important is you want him to lead the side and I wanted that transition to happen. At the end of the season, you don’t want him to feel as the captaincy was done by someone else and I’m just going for toss.
“So it was a gradual transition. Spoon-feeding doesn’t really help captain, on the field you have to take those crucial decisions and you have to take responsibility for those decisions.
“Once you become the captain, we have to take care of lot many things and that also includes your own game,” he stated.
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