Honestly this should have been Dhoni's last IPL but now due to the mega auctions likely being postponed by a year, he has to endure another IPL. Completely out of his depths, and how! Honestly the pain has been exacerbated because people just refuse to believe that the man has lost it all. His captaincy has gone down the hill rapidly, his stubborn-ness has kept increasing to annoying levels and the performance of CSK this season has been a reflection of how out of depth Dhoni has been. And I am daring to say this - Raina and Harbhajan would not have saved CSK at all this season. Both of these guys are almost as old as most players in this side and did not play competitive cricket for months/years before this IPL started. Harbhajan is in his 40's and is not exactly Imran Tahir. And Raina with that messed up brain that he had at the start of the season, would have been even worse than some of the guys that have played here.
This meltdown was expected when CSK picked the side that they picked. But they surprised us with a title and a runner's up spot. I am sure CSK critics can have heave a sigh of relief and say "Well, I told you so.....".
This season and next season is a write off. I wonder what will happen to the likes of Fleming. Honestly CSK management need a rethink on him as to whether he should continue beyond 2021. Maybe give the head coach responsibility to Michael Hussey and let him build his own coaching staff. Cant just let Fleming stay on forever, if CSK are really serious about getting back on track quickly
P.s: Jadeja the bowler has fallen down spectacularly. So much so that Dhoni hides him whenever possible and when he is given the ball, he is thrashed EVERY.SINGLE.TIME . Jadeja cannot be considered a "specialist bowler" anymore. He is a batsman who can bowl at times.
What a heap of crap and sheer disrespect oozing from what can only be described as a desperate fan. Nothing else and I dare to say this that if you are not allowed one bad year or season or day at the office then please become the PM of India as this country badly needs it. Better still, try becoming the pope.
How do you know MS’ time is up? Or Raina? Because they’re aged? Who are you to write the timeline on anyone’s career or hell who the hell is anyone?
Look at what the likes of Roger Federer and Tiger Woods have achieved at their age. To hell with sports! Have you heard of Felix Baumgartner? He jumped from the edge of space at the age of 46. Such boundaries are only drawn by the human mind. If you say today that Gayle is done, I can understand as he’s simply not fit. Have you seen MS or Raina or Harbhajan? Oh and the dig at Harbhajan!!! He’s NO Imran Tahir, he’s Harbhajan Singh and you would do well to see who’s done better at IPL or international cricket. Take a look at the training regime Raina was in during lockdown. He was spending close to 6 hours yearning to wear yellow again.
It’s a pandemic and the balance of this side was always going to be squashed once two gun players pulled out. Their death specialist has been injured for majority of the season and it’s a testament to MS that one bad season calls for his curtain to be pulled down.
Only one person will decide when MS is done. MS.
Passion for some franchise is good but running a disrespectful rant on people that have bought the tri-colour glory is shameful and you should do better than that.