New Delhi, MS Dhoni's future at Chennai Super Kings is the subject of much speculation and legendary AB de Villiers believes the World Cup-winning captain should lead his team if he decides to play another IPL season.
CSK has won five titles under Dhoni's leadership and the two have a bond like no other.
Looking at the future, Dhoni had handed over the captaincy to Ruturaj Gaikwad a day before the opener of IPL 2024. Gaikwad did not perform poorly as captain and batsman but CSK could not make it to the IPL playoffs.
Dhoni's future in the IPL remains a subject of debate as he has kept everyone guessing. He retired from international cricket in 2020.With all due respect to Gaikwad, de Villiers had called the change in captaincy a mistake at the beginning of the season and stood by his comments on Wednesday.
"I will give you an honest answer only if you are going to report it correctly yes, so I will not say that I called it a mistake. What I meant to say was that MS Dhoni exists, so the game against MS "In many years, it is the most intimidating sight to see him as an opposition captain," De Villiers said in a select media interaction organized by Jio Cinema.
“By not making him captain they created a lot of fear in CSK. It has nothing to do with Gaikwad's captaincy.I really think he has a very bright future and he has captained very well."
"But just being around MS, I always felt like it would be a waste not to have them as captain. They had tried it before too. It didn't work (when Jadeja was dropped midway through the season). And unfortunately This year, yes, you'll see the results."Most of the games they played well, but at the end of the day they could not qualify for the knockouts. It is definitely not because of Gaikwad's captaincy. Although I always feel that when MS is around he should be the captain. " Added the South African.
CSK has won five titles under Dhoni's leadership and the two have a bond like no other.
Looking at the future, Dhoni had handed over the captaincy to Ruturaj Gaikwad a day before the opener of IPL 2024. Gaikwad did not perform poorly as captain and batsman but CSK could not make it to the IPL playoffs.
Dhoni's future in the IPL remains a subject of debate as he has kept everyone guessing. He retired from international cricket in 2020.With all due respect to Gaikwad, de Villiers had called the change in captaincy a mistake at the beginning of the season and stood by his comments on Wednesday.
"I will give you an honest answer only if you are going to report it correctly yes, so I will not say that I called it a mistake. What I meant to say was that MS Dhoni exists, so the game against MS "In many years, it is the most intimidating sight to see him as an opposition captain," De Villiers said in a select media interaction organized by Jio Cinema.
“By not making him captain they created a lot of fear in CSK. It has nothing to do with Gaikwad's captaincy.I really think he has a very bright future and he has captained very well."
"But just being around MS, I always felt like it would be a waste not to have them as captain. They had tried it before too. It didn't work (when Jadeja was dropped midway through the season). And unfortunately This year, yes, you'll see the results."Most of the games they played well, but at the end of the day they could not qualify for the knockouts. It is definitely not because of Gaikwad's captaincy. Although I always feel that when MS is around he should be the captain. " Added the South African.
