MS Dhoni “Can’t Bat 10 Overs”: Chennai Super Kings Coach Gives Blunt Verdict On Star’s Fitness

Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming explained that the Bâton arrivals of Ms Dhoni saying that they should not expect the old skipper to put himself around the 9th or 10th during the brand IPL 2025 in progress after his loss of six points against the Royals of Rajasthan on Sunday. Coming to the stick at n ° 7, Dhoni scored only 16 points out of 11 bullets while pursuing 183 at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati while CSK underwent its second successive defeat of the season.

In the match against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Dhoni came to beat at n ° 9 after Ravichandran Ashwin even when CSK was in shock at 80/6 after 13 overs. The situation was not ideal for Dhoni to inflict a turnaround, but he played a camée of 16 balls and not on the order of three four and two. However, the decision to send Dhoni at the end of the heats was not welcomed by many, including former players, commentators and fans.

Defending his change in the order of the strikers, Fleming said that the body of the 43 -year -old veteran was not what he was mainly his knees after having undergone an operation of the left knee after the end of IPL 2023.

“Yeah, it’s a thing of time. His body … His knees are not what they were, and he moves well, but there is always an attrition aspect. He cannot beat 10 overs during full stick. He will therefore assess a little earlier, and he supports other players of the presence.

Further on, speaking of the value of Dhoni in the franchise, Fleming added: “I said it last year; it is too precious for us, leadership and the ticket office, to throw it in nine overs. He has never done this. So, look, about 13 to 14 overs, he seeks to depend on who is.”

CSK is currently placed seventh in the point table with two points in three games. The franchise based in Chennai will face the capitals of Delhi at the Ma Chidambaram stadium on April 5.