Dhoni is his name to be untoward. But, it was a time. There was a time. Now the reality is something else. Now Dhoni is no longer like before. The Dhoni whom the world knew, Dhoni used to finish the match. His contribution to the team’s successful run chase used to tell his success story. But, it is not so now. The reality so far from the last 2 seasons of IPL is something else, which is difficult to steal the eyes. During this time, the forehead can be stunned by seeing Dhoni’s contribution to the IPL run.
This is not Dhoni who used to do untoward!
Looking at Dhoni’s contribution in the matter of matching the match in IPL, he has been very disappointing since IPL 2023. The IPL has been successful in CSK 4 in Chase since 2023 and has failed in 7. Now, if we look at Dhoni’s contribution in 4 successful run chase and 7 unsuccessful run chase, there is a difference of land in the sky. This figure is enough to tell that Dhoni has not contributed much to the victory of Chennai Super Kings for the last 2 seasons.
Dhoni is not the same as before in finishing the match for CSK!
Since IPL 2023, Dhoni’s contribution to 4 successful runs of Chennai Super Kings has been just 3 runs. During this time his average has also been 3 and the strike rate of 33.33. At the same time, if 7 runs, in which Chennai’s team failed, Dhoni’s contribution in it was 196 runs at an average of 98. At the same time, his strike rate was 178.18. It is clear that Dhoni’s contribution is like his mourning age, it is being inferior to CSK. Now he does not seem to be giving uses in his victory like before.
Dhoni also scored 30 runs against Delhi Capitals but CSK lost
Dhoni’s most latest example of not ending the match for CSK was seen in the match against Delhi Capitals on 5 April. In this match, Dhoni remained unbeaten till the end after scoring 30 runs off 26 balls, but could not finish the match. Dhoni’s approach to finish the match showed lack of intentions. And it is known that he put his first boundary on the 19th ball of his inning. In IPL 2025, no batsman has played so many balls to get the boundary so far.