MS Dhoni is no longer able to do so … Mahi’s fans will not be happy with this statement of Stephen Fleming! – MS Dhoni is no longer capable of doing this mahi fans will not be happy with this statement by stephen fleming ipl 2025

Guwahati: Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming revealed that Mahendra Singh Dhoni cannot bat for 10 overs with full force as he has a problem in his knee and it determines his batting order based on the position of the former captain match. Dhoni had to face criticism for batting at number nine during the 50 -run defeat of Super Kings against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Chepak last week. Dhoni batted at number seven on Sunday when Super Kings needed 54 off 25 balls but he could only score 16 runs and the team had to face six runs against Rajasthan Royals. Fleming said after the match, ‘It is a matter of time. Dhoni assesses this. Their body, their knees are not the same as before. He is moving properly but also has a nutritional aspect. He cannot bat for 10 overs with full force. So he assesses what he can give us. ‘

He said, ‘If the match is in balance like today, then he will go a little before and when the opportunity comes, he will support other players, so he is making balance. I said last year that he is very valuable for us, with (his) leadership and wicketkeeping, it is not appropriate to take him in the ninth-10th over. Fleming said, “See, he has been trying to score runs since the 13th, 14th over, it depends on who is playing.” Royals scored 79 runs for one wicket in Powerplay while the Super Kings team could score 42 runs for one wicket and Fleming admitted that they lost the match in the powerplay.

He said, ‘If you analyze the game, it was probably due to two powerplays. With the ball, our powerplay scored 80 runs and we were able to score only around 40 runs. So this is the big difference on the scoreboard and we were also loose in fielding compared to Rajasthan. So these will be two immediate conclusions. ‘ Nitish Rana, who came to bat at number three, thanks to an aggressive innings of 81 runs off 36 balls, Royals scored 182 for nine and then won the first win of the session by stopping Super Kings for six wickets for 176 runs.

Rana said, ‘I came to know yesterday (Saturday) when Rahul Sir (head coach Rahul Dravid) called me before going on practice. Ryan also said that I can bat at number three. I think this decision was very good. ‘ He said, ‘In the first two matches, I was trying to attack hard. So my learning from the last two matches was that if I try to use speed on this wicket, then my success rate can increase in scoring runs. And today, I did the same. ‘ This was Ryan Parag’s first win as captain and Nitish credited the victory to his calm behavior and dressing room atmosphere.