IPL 2025: Forgiveness Mahi … Now you are no longer a Dhoni who has done untoward for CSK! – IPL 2025 Mahendra Singh Dhoni is now balance a Villain in Batting for Chennai Super Kings See the Statistics

Guwahati: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have lost the second consecutive match to chase IPL 2025. CSK has lost by 6 runs against Rajasthan Royals on Sunday (March 30). Meanwhile, questions are also being raised on the batting order of former team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Dhoni’s fame has been the world’s best finisher. He is famous for batting on the lower order. His skill has been fantastic even while chase. However, he is now batting at a very lower order in the IPL. Dhoni also came to bat at number seven in this match and was dismissed for 16 runs in 11 balls. He also hit a four and a six during his innings. CSK did not benefit once again by Dhoni’s batting order. Earlier, CSK suffered a defeat at home after 17 years at the hands of RCB on March 28 in Chepock. The team was chasing 197 runs in this match. This time Dhoni came to bat at number 9 and he also hit two sixes in the last over of the match. Dhoni remained unbeaten by scoring 30 runs off 16 balls, but despite his innings, CSK suffered a big defeat of 50 runs.

There was a time when Dhoni used to be the captain of CSK, according to the need of the team, sometimes in the batting order, sometimes used to bat on number-3 and sometimes number-4. Dhoni was usually seen in the role of Finisher, but with increasing age, his role has changed in both leadership and batting. If we look at Dhoni’s figures since 2023 till now, he is coming down so much in the batting order, which is not benefiting the team. Especially when the team is following the target.

According to one figure, in the matches played since 2023, CSK has won all the matches by chasing runs, Dhoni’s batting contribution has been negligible. Dhoni’s contribution to the three matches won by CSK during Chase during this period is just three runs. In these matches, Dhoni scored three runs in three innings, facing 9 balls. The first match of IPL 2025 was played between CSK and Mumbai Indians. The team won the match by four wickets with 5 balls remaining. Dhoni landed in this match to bat at number eight and played two balls. Dhoni’s score was zero.

Since 2023, Dhoni has scored 166 runs in 84 balls played in six innings, in all the matches that have lost from 2023. Dhoni also has 13 fours and 13 sixes from the bat. This figure suggests that Dhoni’s batting skill and strike rate have not decreased, but the innings played on his lower order have not proved to be sufficient for CSK. It is to be known that under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the history of IPL, Chennai Super Kings have won the title five times.