IPL 2025 mein Chennai Super Kings (CSK) ko lagataar doosri haar ka samna karna pada, aur iske baad coach Stephen Fleming ne MS Dhoni ki fitness ko lekar ek badi baat kahi jo sabka dhyan khinch laayi hai.
Fleming ne press conference mein kaha ki Dhoni ke ghutne ab utne mazboot nahi rahe jitne pehle the. Isi wajah se unka batting order mein aana ab time aur situation ke hisaab se hota hai. Rajasthan Royals ke khilaf match mein Dhoni ne no. 7 par aakar 16 runs banaye 11 balls mein, lekin CSK match sirf 6 runs se haar gaya.
“Yeah, it’s a time thing. MS judges it. His body is, his knees aren’t what they used to be. And he’s moving okay, but there’s still an attrition aspect to it. He can’t bat 10 overs running full stick. So he will gauge on the day what he can give us. If the game’s in the balance like today, he will go a little bit earlier, and he backs other players when other opportunities are up. So he’s balancing that,”
Fleming ne yeh bhi kaha ki jabki Dhoni ka batting role limited ho gaya hai, unki leadership aur wicketkeeping kaafi strong hai aur team ke liye invaluable hai.
“I said it last year [as well], he’s too valuable to us – leadership and wicket-keeping – to throw him in nine, ten overs. He has actually never done that. So, look, from around 13-14 overs, he’s looking to go depending on who’s in,”
CSK ke liye ab agla mukabla Saturday, April 5 ko hoga, jab wo apne home ground par Delhi Capitals ke khilaf khelne wale hain. Dekhna hoga ki kya Dhoni is baar thoda pehle aate hain crease par, ya phir wahi “finisher mode” mein dikhai denge.
Fans ke liye yeh ek emotional rollercoaster hai – jahan unka favourite Thala har baar pitch par aane ka intezaar karwata hai, lekin jab aata hai toh pura stadium goonj uthta hai: “Dhoni! Dhoni!”
