Fans are clamoring for MS Dhoni to move up the batting order. In an ideal world, the team management would love that too and Brian Lara also thinks the talisman should be asked: “Do you want to bat higher?” But the West Indies great knows that the 42-year-old ‘s player “won’t” be considered for a promotion in the batting order, his long-term batting ability limited by chronic knee issues. Apart from the knee issue, Dhoni also wants to give youngsters a chance to prove their mettle.

“It’s fantastic. The question has to be asked, do you want to play higher? Because I can see him making a valuable contribution. But there are also some lost causes. So, I think that should be a consideration, ” Laura told Star Sports.

The Chennai Super Kings legend gave his team the much-needed impetus with a nine-ball 28 against Lucknow Super Giants on Friday in one of his few cameos this season One of the performances. However, CSK lost the match by 8 wickets after being stopped at 176/6.

Lala added: “The 42-year-old will probably come from a team perspective and think the youngsters have to do the job. But I think there was a bit too much information about CSK’s batting in the mid-innings part. It created the fact Even though he exploded at the end and he did Dhoni’s thing at the end, it was still not enough.

“So, I think they’re going to have to go back to the living room. And realize they need to be more aggressive throughout the game. Because down the stretch, you’ve got that guy.

“If he gets two wickets, like he did against Mumbai Indians. And push them above 200. They need to think about that all the time.” Dhoni bowled against LSG took a four and a six from Mohsin Khan and then defeated Yash Thakur to top the score again. He scored 19 runs in the final innings and hit two more fours.

Lara shared his thoughts on the moment Dhoni came out to bat and the loud cheers it evoked across the venue.

“That’s the best part of this sport. I’ve said it over and over again, when you have a 42-year-old guy, a legend, an icon in the game, someone who has been playing in the IPL for so many years, and But you don’t know when he will say, hey, that’s it.

“He comes out to bat and I think it’s just a moment to savor and everyone is going to be amazed by it. There’s going to be a lot of emotion, but then he’s going to go out there and get down to business,” Lara said.

“He probably doesn’t have to look and say, ‘Listen, I might have to move up the order because I might need a little more runs’. He’s batted five or six times now and is unbeaten. So, any team’s Strategies will say, ‘Well, obviously you have to go up there’, but I don’t think he will.” CSK head coach Stephen Fleming had earlier claimed that the team was not impressed with the former captain’s performance with the bat this season. was surprised and said his skill level in the pre-season was very high.

When the discussion turned to Dhoni’s fitness and runs between the wickets, Lara said: “He is still doing it today, let’s make sure he is on the park for CSK’s IPL matches.

“But yes, running between the wickets, he understood the situation and realized that it was the right game for him.

“When you look at the counter you see there are two umpires, eleven fielders and a bowler and then you have these fans who look like spectators when he bats.

“The outfielder jumped to his left and he couldn’t catch the ball, and the fielder looked over his head and he couldn’t catch the ball. It was just his play. He wrote the play well.”