New Delhi. Chennai Super Kings had to face defeat against Delhi Capitals in Sunday’s match. Coming last in this match, Mahendra Singh Dhoni played an aggressive innings but could not lead the team to victory. The match was lost due to his lower order. After his aggressive innings against Delhi Capitals, there is a demand to send Mahendra Singh Dhoni higher in the batting order. Michael Clarke believes that this former captain of Chennai Super Kings will do this only when necessary.
Dhoni, batting at number eight against Delhi, scored unbeaten 37 runs on 16 balls but his team had to face defeat. After this, Dhoni’s fans are appealing to him to come to bat in the upper order. But former Australia captain Clarke believes that this veteran Indian player will continue to play the role of finisher like before.
“I don’t think he will do that,” he said. I believe that he will come to bat in the current order. I know that every fan of Mahendra Singh Dhoni wants to see him bat as much higher up the order as possible. Throughout his career we all have been saying that he should open the innings.
Clarke said, “At the stage of his career where he has given up the captaincy, I don’t think he will come to bat in the upper order. I believe that he will come out to bat in the upper order only if the team needs him.
42-year-old Dhoni, who played his last match for India in 2019, had undergone knee operation last year. Clarke said, “Because he is hitting the ball well, I don’t think he will bat at number five or six. He is the best finisher I have seen. So I think the team will continue to utilize his role in the future also.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 1, 2024, 19:15 IST