MS Dhoni impressed each followers and specialists together with his explosive innings but it surely was not sufficient to clinch the victory for Chennai Super Kings of their IPL 2024 match in opposition to Delhi Capitals. Dhoni was at his explosive finest because the veteran wicket-keeper batter slammed 37 off simply 16 balls however CSK might solely handle to attain 171/6 in 20 overs whereas chasing 192. The knock broke the web however former New Zealand cricketer Simon Doull believes that it was a poor name for Dhoni to come back out to bat after Sameer Rizvi and Ravindra Jadeja. In a dialogue on Cricbuzz, Doull mentioned that this was the primary time Dhoni was batting in IPL 2024 and he wanted extra time to calm down earlier than firing within the run chase.

“I know there was a lot of hoopa about Dhoni’s innings but he blocked a lot of balls. He faced a lot of dots and then when he started to not take runs, I could not believe what I was watching. I know he is the great MS Dhoni but it was a poor call. It was a really poor call not to take those runs.”

“You are still trying to win the game and I know it is his first bat in a long time, first bat of the season and he is probably thinking at some stage of maybe getting to find some form but I didn’t agree with it. I didn’t agree with what happened in that situation. To me, it was a really poor look. I was watching it and thinking you know, it didn’t look good for me. That just didn’t look quite right to me when he wasn’t taking runs.”

Calls for MS Dhoni batting greater up the order have grown after his whirlwind effort in opposition to Delhi Capitals however Michael Clarke feels the previous Chennai Super Kings captain will proceed to bat at no.8 and can solely promote himself if the sport “is on the line”.

Dhoni’s unbeaten 37 off 16 balls at quantity eight didn’t show to be sufficient however his loyal followers imagine the result would have been totally different had he batted greater up the order.

Clarke, who like Dhoni is a World Cup-winning captain, mentioned the Indian legend will proceed to carry out the finisher’s function.

“I don’t think he will. I think he’ll stay where he is. I think every MS Dhoni fan wants to see him as high up the order as possible. We’ve all said throughout his career, he should open the batting,” Clarke advised Star Sports.

“But look, he’s at a stage of his career where he’s down from the captaincy. I don’t think he’ll come up the order. I think if there’s a game on the line and he needs to go up the order because it’s what’s best for the team, I’m sure he will.” Dhoni’s cameo in opposition to the Delhi Capitals included a thundering six over extra-cover earlier than he unleashed a one handed most over mid-wicket within the twentieth over.

(With PTI inputs)