AB de Villiers believes that MS Dhoni should captain CSK as long as he is playing.© BCCI
MS Dhoni’s future at Chennai Super Kings is the subject of intense speculation and great AB de Villiers believes the World Cup-winning captain should lead his team if he decides to play another IPL season. CSK has won five titles under Dhoni’s leadership and the two have a bond like no other. Looking at the future, Dhoni had handed over the captaincy to Ruturaj Gaikwad a day before the opener of IPL 2024. Gaikwad did not perform poorly as captain and batsman but CSK could not make it to the IPL playoffs.
Dhoni’s future in the IPL remains a subject of debate as he has kept everyone guessing. He retired from international cricket in 2020.
With all due respect to Gaikwad, de Villiers had called the captaincy change at the start of the season a mistake and stood by his comments on Wednesday.
“I will give you an honest answer only if you report it correctly yes, so I won’t say I called it a mistake. What I meant to say was that MS Dhoni exists, so playing against MS “Having him as an opposition captain is the most intimidating sight in many years,” de Villiers said in a select media interaction organized by Geo Cinema.
“By not making him captain they took away a lot of the intimidation factor from CSK. It has nothing to do with Gaikwad’s captaincy. I really think he has a very bright future and he has captained very well.”
“But just being around MS, I always felt like it would be a waste not to have them as captain. They had tried it before too. It didn’t work (when Jadeja was dropped midway through the season). And bad luck. From this year, yes, you’ll have to see the results.
“Most of the games they played well, but at the end of the day they could not qualify for the knockouts. It is definitely not because of Gaikwad’s captaincy. Although I ever feel that when MS is around he should be the captain. ” Added the South African.
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