MS Dhoni returned to the top as captain of the Chennai Super
Kings and had a direct impact when CSK defeated SRH in IPL 2022 match at MCA
Stadium in Pune. In it, he compares Rahul Dravid as the oldest captain who led
the IPL cricket team.
Dravid leads Rajasthan Royals For 40 years and 298 days,
Dhoni now ranks first on the unique list ahead of Dravid, who eventually led
Rajasthan Royals for 40 years and 268 days. The other three Indians on the list
are - Sunil Joshi (40 years 135d), Anil Kumble (39 years 342d) and Sourav
Ganguly (39 years 316d).
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Interestingly, Dhoni played under Rahul Dravid in the early
stages of his career. He had a good friendship with 'The Wall' because he spent
most of his time on a slippery cordon. Earlier in the run-up to the tournament,
Dhoni was able to produce immediate results when CSK won 13 shots against the
Hyderabad Sunrisers to stay in the tournament.
“I think Jadeja knew
last season he’d be captaining this year. For the first two games, I oversaw
his work and let him be later. After that, I insisted he’d take his own
decisions and responsibility for them. Once you become captain, it means
a lot of demands come in. But it affected his mind as the tasks grew. I think
captaincy burdened his prep and performances," Dhoni said at the
post-match handover ceremony.
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Dhoni said Jadeja taking over the mantle of the side was a
gradual transition, which he wanted.
“He knew and got enough time to prepare, what is important
is you want him to lead the side and I wanted that transition to happen. At the
end of the season, you don’t want him to feel as the captaincy was done by
someone else and I’m just going for toss.
“So, it was a gradual transition. Spoon-feeding doesn’t
really help captain; on the field you have to take those crucial decisions and
you have to take responsibility for those decisions.
“Once you become the captain, we have to take care of lot
many things and that also includes your own game," he said.
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