MS Dhoni has clarified that he’s not making selections behind the scenes for Chennai Tremendous Kings after handing over captaincy to Ruturaj Gaikwad. As an alternative, he’s specializing in adapting his batting fashion to stay efficient within the IPL, as revealed in his dialog with ‘JioStar’ following CSK’s victory towards Mumbai Indians.
Dhoni shared his observations concerning the evolution of batting in trendy cricket, notably within the IPL.
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“…batsmen are actually prepared to take dangers. They imagine that with correct cricketing pictures, they will play huge strokes, and on the identical time, they’re improvising with their shot choice…whether or not it is a reverse scoop towards a quick bowler, a sweep, or a reverse sweep towards a pacer. I’m no completely different, I’ve to adapt as properly. That is what’s required of me for the place I’m batting. You need to attempt to keep related.”

The previous CSK captain mentioned how cricket has remodeled because the IPL’s inception in 2008.
“The best way we performed T20 in 2008 and the way in which we performed IPL final 12 months, it’s totally completely different. Earlier, there was a whole lot of flip within the wickets. Wickets had been two-paced. Now, India’s wickets have grow to be a lot better; they’re extra batter-friendly.”
The 43-year-old Dhoni, who led CSK to 5 IPL titles, defined his method to mentoring new captain Gaikwad.

“Ruturaj has been a part of us for fairly a while. His temperament is superb, he is very calm, very composed. So these had been the explanations we thought-about him for management. Earlier than the beginning of the event, I additionally advised him, ‘If I provide you with recommendation, it doesn’t suggest it’s important to observe it. I’ll attempt to keep away as a lot as attainable.’ Through the season, lots of people speculated that I used to be making the choices within the background. However the truth is, he was making 99 per cent of the choices. A very powerful calls — bowling modifications, discipline placements — had been all his. I used to be simply serving to him out. He did a superb job of dealing with the gamers.”
Dhoni additionally spoke about his relationship with Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

“It was at all times an sincere change of concepts — whether or not a sure method was proper or if an adjustment might have been made. Initially, it was extra of a relationship between a captain and a younger participant, however over time, as we saved interacting, we turned pals. Even at the moment, we share that bond, although there’s at all times a line of respect between a senior and a junior. Now that neither of us is captain, we get extra time to speak earlier than matches.”
The veteran cricketer expressed his appreciation for regional commentary within the IPL.

“…listening to commentary provides you an outsider’s perspective. It sparks new concepts like ‘why do not we do that method?’…which might then be evaluated based mostly on intelligence and information to see if it suits inside the group’s technique. I have not heard a whole lot of regional commentary, however I do know that Bihari (Bhojpuri) commentary is very energetic. It jogs my memory of old-school radio commentary, the place the commentators had been very concerned. I discover that very attention-grabbing.”