'Where is MS Dhoni?' Irfan Pathan asks Thala to 'take responsibility' as ex-CSK captain comes to bat at 9 against Punjab

Dhoni's quality successful 8 innings astatine No 8 has each travel crossed IPL 2023 and 2024. Once again, fireworks were expected from the effortless powerfulness hitter, however, the fable was dismissed by PBKS pacer Harshal Patel connected a aureate duck.

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While speaking to Star Sports, Pathan added that MS Dhoni batting astatine No.9 doesn't enactment for CSK. He besides added his startegy to bat astatine the extremity volition not enactment for the squad if they suffice for playoffs. Pathan added that that the erstwhile skipper request to bat for atleast 4-5 overs.

“Where is MS Dhoni? He should instrumentality work successful the batting department. He is successful signifier and determination is nary constituent to clasp himself backmost to let others to people freely. I cognize helium doesn’t privation to travel aboriginal but determination is nary harm if helium bats successful the 16th implicit of the innings," Pathan said arsenic quoted by CricToday.

“He has capable acquisition to cognize that his squad needs him. CSK were successful occupation against Punjab Kings and it was responsibly to people speedy runs," Pathan added.

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Pathan besides added that if CSK suffice for the palyoffs, MS request to beryllium bat up successful order. “As a due elder guy, who's successful form, helium needs to bat up the order. He can't beryllium doing the aforesaid happening that helium has done connected rather a fewer occasions," Pathan told Star Sports arsenic quoted by media reports.

“Yes, helium made an interaction against Mumbai, but here, erstwhile the squad needed him, you can’t nonstop Shardul Thakur up of yourself. You can’t spot Dhoni batting astatine No.9. Sameer Rizvi was besides padded up successful the 15th over. They request to enactment retired something; idiosyncratic has to archer Dhoni, ‘Come connected mate, bat for 4 overs’," Pathan added.

Earlier, KKR manager and Former India batsman and Gautam Gambhir praised CSK's squad strategy of sending Dhoni retired to bat for lone 8-10 balls astatine a time, which helium said that has taken the unit disconnected the erstwhile skipper and allowed him to explicit himself freely. 

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While speaking to Sportskeeda, Gambhir said, "It is simply a strategy of CSK (Dhoni facing conscionable 8-10 balls) and that has fixed Dhoni the freedom. Different teams person antithetic strategies and CSK has done this for the past 2-3 years. The state has allowed Dhoni to person an impact. When you play 20-25 balls you person that work to consolidate, but erstwhile it's conscionable 8-10 balls you tin spell retired determination and explicit yourself with freedom."

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Published: 06 May 2024, 11:44 AM IST