After defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets in the 29th match of the 16th season and before the award ceremony, Dhoni took his valuable time. Along with the young players, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s fielding coach and scout Hemang Badani were also listening to Dhoni. Young Indian pacers Umran Malik, Abdul Samad are recognisable.
Robin Uthappa, former India batsman and also a part of CSK, praised Dhoni for sharing his experience with the youngsters in the last phase of his IPL career. Uthappa told Geo Cinema, ‘I think some coaches and captains should also go to him and talk about what are the strategies by which Mahi has been successful all these years. How do you set up the team, especially in home conditions? Not many teams are doing that, sometimes it is a no brainer.
Uthappa lauded CSK’s consistency under MS Dhoni in the last few years and said that even some coaches and captains need to go above and have a chat with the influential skipper to understand that domestic conditions in IPL How to choose compatible teams.