One other technology of cricketers prepares to make its bow within the Indian Premier League (IPL), with the OG MS Dhoni nonetheless going sturdy. Because the IPL 2025 season begins, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer would take cost because the vice-captain of the franchise, beneath the veteran Ajinkya Rahane. For Venkatesh, the promotion within the management function is an enormous transfer and he has already proven the urge for food for it. Narrating an incident from his IPL experiences of enjoying in opposition to MS Dhoni, the KKR star revealed how Dhoni predicted considered one of his dismissals to absolutely the perfection and even defined the logic behind such a subject placement.

When Dhoni was main the Chennai Tremendous Kings within the IPL 2023 season, he moved a fielder to an unorthodox place, shocking Iyer. However, sadly for the KKR star, he hit the ball precisely at that location. Later when he requested Dhoni in regards to the transfer, the CSK skipper gave a descriptive reply.

“Dhoni took out a fielder from deep sq. leg and positioned him at quick third, barely away from the spot the place quick third often is. The [very] subsequent ball, I hit straight into quick third’s fingers,” Venkatesh is quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo Cricket Monthly.

“Submit the sport I requested Dhoni why he positioned that fielder in that spot and he had a correct reply for it. He was making an attempt to know the impression of the ball from my bat, the angles. His studying of angles is simply out of the world, and he knew that if I hit this shot, it needed to go in that course, so he had a fielder put there. That is being proactive. That is actual captaincy: understanding what a batter is doing,” he added.

“That was the crafty of Dhoni. I may have waited for a few balls, however no, the subsequent ball, I hit it there (chuckles) and it simply occurred. The cameras confirmed the precise image of how the sphere modified and the very subsequent ball I hit there. It’s as much as the batsman to know why sure issues are being carried out [on the field],” stated Venkatesh.

Venkatesh grew to become the second most-expensive participant in IPL historical past after being purchased for Rs. 23.75 crore within the IPL 2025 public sale final 12 months. Regardless of making extravagant fortune, Venkatesh believes in being a daily in home cricket.

“Home cricket is extraordinarily vital on the subject of all this (having an impression as a person participant). Once I play for MP, there are gamers who’re scoring lots on the prime and I get to bat someplace within the center. Loads of runs have been scored already. What am I imagined to do within the recreation? I would like to attain a fast 60 runs, or if there was a collapse, I have to go regular the ship. Or conditions basically.

“So spending a variety of time in home cricket allowed me to know: as a result of I knew that there are bulk scorers in my group, how do I stand out? I carry out in each sides of the sport, bat a bit, bowl a bit, make the group win. Home cricket teaches you numerous, not nearly your recreation however how cricket basically is being performed,” stated Venkatesh.