MS Dhoni – ek naam jo IPL ke itihas mein hamesha shining stars ke saath likha jaayega. Lekin recent performance indicators kuch aur hi keh rahe hain. Harbhajan Singh ne apne YouTube show par kuch shocking stats share kiye, jo dikhaate hain ki Dhoni ka impact, khaaskar chasing situations mein, pehle jaisa nahi raha.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) ke liye yeh IPL 2025 ab tak kisi roller-coaster se kam nahi raha. Ek taraf Ruturaj Gaikwad aur Ravindra Jadeja jaise players ke decent knocks hain, lekin doosri taraf team ki overall batting strategy ek bade question mark ban chuki hai.
“Dhoni sahab bahut bade khiladi hain, par jab woh aaye hain, match khatam ho chuka tha. Jab se IPL 2023 shuru hua hai, winning causes mein unhone sirf 9 balls mein 3 run banaye hain, bina kisi boundary ke. Lekin losing causes mein unka record 166 runs in 84 balls hai with 13 fours aur 13 sixes. Iska matlab winning matches mein unka average sirf 8 hai, jabki losing games mein 49. Yeh ek badi dikkat hai CSK ke liye,” Harbhajan ne kaha.
Dhoni ab 43 ke ho chuke hain aur unka knee issue bhi unki batting ko impact kar raha hai. Wicketkeeping mein woh ab bhi sharp hain, par batting order mein niche bhejna team ke liye faayda nahi de raha. CSK ki team selection aur strategy mein clarity ki kami bhi unke struggles ka ek bada reason ban gayi hai.
“Team management ko approach badalni chahiye. Dhoni ko upar bhejo aur bol do ‘jao, smash karo’. Agar runs banenge toh matter karega, nahi toh stats toh kuch aur hi keh rahe hain,” Harbhajan ne add kiya.
Sirf Dhoni hi nahi, Harbhajan ne Ruturaj Gaikwad aur Devon Conway ke usage par bhi sawal uthaye. Unhone kaha ki Gaikwad ka khud ko middle-order mein bhejna team ko hurt kar raha hai. Wahin, Conway jaise solid opener ko bench par rakhna bhi samajh se bahar hai.
“CSK mein hamesha world-class openers rahe hain – Matthew Hayden, McCullum, Conway. Conway squad mein hai par khel nahi raha. Craig Overton ko prefer kiya gaya jab ki Indian bowlers ka achha stock hai,” Harbhajan ne kaha.
“Rachin, Jadeja aur top 4 ko upar bhejna chahiye. Jab Shivam Dube out hota hai, lagta hai game over ho gaya. Jadeja bhi slow khelenge toh power-hitting kaha se aayegi?” unhone conclude kiya.
CSK is waqt IPL 2025 points table mein 7th position par hai, sirf 2 points ke saath 3 matches mein. Ab dekhna yeh hai ki kya Dhoni aur CSK team management kuch tough calls le kar apni strategy ko revamp karte hain ya phir yeh legacy aur form ka struggle continue rahega.
