Dhoni
Dhoni Creates An Environment In Such A Manner That Players Confidence Always Remains High, Says Kedar Jadhav
One of the biggest hallmarks of MS Dhoni's captaincy has been him backing a player to the hilt and bringing out the desired performances in either international cricket or the IPL.
The performance of a player on the field is shaped by many factors like various situations and conditions. But off the field, irrespective of whether the players had a good or bad day on the field, the backing and sense of belonging from a captain makes a whole lot of difference.
In IPL 2023, shortly after leading Chennai Super Kings to a seven-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians through a sparkling 19-ball fifty, Ajinkya Rahane had said he was encouraged by Dhoni to be just himself with the bat.
Just after that game ended, Dhoni had stated that Chennai believes in the abilities of fast bowler Tushar Deshpande, who took out Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma with a beautiful delivery which held its line to crash into the stumps and later on, dismissed Tim David with an off-cutter.
Kedar Jadhav, who spent three seasons under Dhoni's leadership at Chennai, believes the environment created by the talismanic leader during the competition plays a crucial role in always keeping the confidence of the players high.
"Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a type of captain who gives a long rope to his players. He backs the players and creates an environment in such a manner that the confidence of the players always remains high. He also gives the players opportunities in such positions that the player in question will perform eight or nine times out of ten chances."
"Dhoni will do whatever he has in his power to do what all is needed for a player playing under his leadership. It is a very big blessing for all the players who have played under MS Dhoni and then build their fruitful careers under MS Dhoni's captainship," said Jadhav while replying to a question from IANS in a virtual interaction organised by JioCinema, where he's seen as an IPL expert.
With many speculating that IPL 2023 could be Dhoni's last season as a player for Chennai, Jadhav agreed with the same. "CSK fans will definitely not be ready (for Dhoni's retirement) and neither were the Indian fans ready when he announced his international retirement (in August 2020). But it is the truth of every cricketer's life and I feel this will be MS Dhoni's last year in the IPL for CSK. Moreover, he will be 42 years old in one-two months' time."
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