Why is MS Dhoni playing for CSK with a muscle strain? Former IPL team official’s ‘theory’ paints a grim picture. cricket news

Since the start of IPL 2024, Chennai Super Kings fans have been excited to see ‘Thala’ MS Dhoni. The former captain of the Indian cricket team has retired from international cricket a long time ago and fans get a chance to see him play only during the IPL. Even in this IPL, Dhoni is doing the work of hitting boundaries in his cameos. However, his batting line-up has left a lot to be desired among the fans.

In the last match of CSK, he came to bat at number 9. In earlier matches, Dhoni used to come to bat in the second last or last over. This made everyone wonder why despite being such a good hitter, Dhoni was appearing in the lower order.

A report in Times of India has revealed that Dhoni has an injury in his leg muscles, due to which he is not able to run on the field for long. Therefore, the experienced cricketer is not keen on batting too early for CSK, as running between the wickets is an issue for them.

After the report came out, the former Kolkata Knight Riders team director presented a serious ‘theory’ which predicts that Dhoni is playing this season to prepare the team for his later life. In other words, he may retire at the end of this season.

“That’s my Dhoni theory. He’s playing with his muscles to tears in his two most important areas, his fans and his team. Part of saying goodbye to his fans across the country is obvious. What we’re probably missing is That’s why he chose to play for the team,” Joy Bhattacharya wrote in a lengthy post on X.

This is my Dhoni theory. He is playing to his strengths for his two most important constituencies, his fans and his team.
The part about saying goodbye to fans across the country is obvious. We may be missing out on why he chose to play for the team.
Conway is…

— Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) 7 May 2024

“Conway is injured, which means the only other keeper in his team is young Aravelly Avneesh, who is certainly a long way from first XI duties. Dhoni will also probably want to give enough support to Ruturaj to ensure that The transition should be smooth this time. There are big auctions next year, and if they complete them this year, they will go with a lot of cash and a young core.”