After regaining the captaincy of Chennai Super Kings, Mahendra Singh Dhoni believes that former captain Ravindra Jadeja was under pressure from the captaincy. This was affecting his performance as well. Mahendra Singh Dhoni on the question of Ravindra Jadeja quitting the captaincy after a 13-run win against Sunrisers Hyderabad said, “Ravindra Jadeja knew only last season that he would be given the captaincy chance in 2022. He had enough time to prepare for it. I wanted this change of captaincy to be smooth. I was helping him in the first few matches, but after 2 matches I left all the decisions to him.
MS Dhoni said, ‘I told him that now he is the captain. You have to make decisions and take responsibility for them. At the end of the season, you don’t want Jadeja to think that he is only going to toss on the field and someone else is doing the rest. It is not that as the captain, you will be given everything on a plate and it will work. You have to give them freedom sometimes. Take your own decisions and learn from your mistakes.
MS Dhoni Said, ‘After becoming the captain, the expectations go up a lot. This can affect the performance of the player. That’s what happened with them. His preparation was affected and he was not able to play like before with bat and ball. Once you become a captain, you have to take care of many things. It also includes your own game.
Dhoni said, ‘I felt it was affecting Jadeja’s game. I Jadeja I would love to have him as a bowler, batsman and fielder. We were missing him as a great fielder, especially at deep mid-wicket. You know we have dropped 17-18 catches. It’s a topic of concern However, we will try to make a comeback soon.