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Will Dhoni be able to play the entire IPL 2024?
Mahi left captaincy on the eve of IPL
New Delhi. Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming has expressed the hope of MS Dhoni playing the entire season in IPL 2024. Fleming said that Dhoni’s fitness is better than last season and he is ready to make a splash in the 17th season of IPL. Fleming admitted that despite making Ravindra Jadeja the captain in 2022, his team was not ready for any captain other than Mahendra Singh Dhoni. On the eve of the first match of IPL 2024 against Royal Challengers Bangalore, the captaincy of CSK was handed over to Ruturaj Gaikwad.
The captaincy of Chennai was handed over to Ravindra Jadeja in 2022 but after the failure of the team, Dhoni was made the captain again. Stephen Fleming said, ‘We were not ready to step down from the captaincy of MS in 2022. Dhoni has a great understanding of cricket but we wanted to prepare young players for this role. We are prepared this time. Last time MS left the captaincy, we were shocked because we were not ready for it. This time we knew.
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‘Benefited by trusting the youth’
According to Stephen Fleming, ‘We were working hard on preparing a new captain. Trusting the youth has paid off. I have talked to Ruturaj about captaincy. This is a great opportunity for him. He said that Dhoni is looking fit in the practice matches before the IPL and there will be no fitness issue this time.
Dhoni will turn 43 in July
Former New Zealand captain Fleming said, ‘MS has performed well in the practice matches and it is expected that he will play the entire season. After Dhoni’s resignation from captaincy, there is now speculation that this could be his last IPL season. Mahi was not completely fit in IPL 2023 and he had undergone knee surgery after this league. After this he has worked hard on his fitness for this IPL. Dhoni will turn 43 in July.
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Tags: chennai super kings, CSk, IPL, ms dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Stephen Fleming
FIRST PUBLISHED: March 21, 2024, 19:39 IST