How MS Dhoni broke the captaincy news? An early morning phone call, later a breakfast table talk
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Ruturaj Gaikwad with teammate MS Dhoni during a training session ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, at MA Chidambaram Stadium, in Chennai, Thursday, March 21, 2024. (PTI Photo)
Though the decision came out of the blue, the franchise seems to be far better placed to handle the transition, unlike in 2022 when Ravindra Jadeja took over the reins before stepping aside midway through the IPL. Back then, the franchise seemed to have been taken aback by Dhoni’s decision, but this time head coach Stephen Fleming said they were far better placed. (READ MORE)
IPL’s old jungle rule: Six-hitting teams make it to
Chennai Super Kings’ MS Dhoni during a training session ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, at MA Chidambaram Stadium, in Chennai. (PTI)
Six hitting is paramount and one of the most fool proof methods to make the IPL final, exemplified by the finalists over the years. Barring the inaugural season in 2008, at least one of the two teams in every final has invariably finished in the top-two of most sixes hit in that particular edition. (Read More)
.