Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming has revealed the scenes contained in the dressing room when MS Dhoni broke the information of him stepping down because the skipper of the franchise forward of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.
MS Dhoni has relinquished the CSK captaincy after main the franchise for the reason that inaugural version of the match. He had an enormously profitable stint because the skipper of the Chennai-based franchise.
Dhoni developed a singular crew tradition and below his management, he groomed a number of gamers, who went on to attain massive issues in cricket. Many out-of-form gamers joined CSK after failing miserably in several groups and out of the blue they introduced out their finest efficiency for the MS Dhoni-led aspect.
Total, MS Dhoni gained 5 IPL trophies as captain which is the joint-most within the historical past of the league as Rohit Sharma has additionally gained the identical variety of championships as skipper. He led CSK in 226 matches and gained 133 video games whereas dropping 91.
In the meantime, MS Dhoni has determined at hand over the CSK captaincy to star opening batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad, who has simply been the highest performer for the franchise within the batting division since 2021.
An entire lot of tears, There wasn’t a dry eye within the dressing room – Stephen Fleming on MS Dhoni’s captaincy exit
At a pre-match press convention, the previous New Zealand Nationwide Cricket Crew captain and the Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) head coach revealed the scenes contained in the dressing room when Dhoni broke the information.
In line with Fleming, the gamers badly cried and never a single particular person had dry eyes. He additionally revealed that the gamers rapidly received themselves collectively and congratulated the newly-appointed captain Ruturaj Gaikwad.
“(When Dhoni broke the information) there was a variety of feelings. An entire lot of tears. There wasn’t a dry eye within the dressing room. Everybody was moved. Final time (when CSK modified the captain) we weren’t as ready for MS to maneuver and for a change in management.
“There was additionally a spherical of congratulations to Ruturaj. He isn’t essentially the most vocal particular person, however he has qualities to steer us in the precise route,” stated Fleming.
Earlier than Ruturaj Gaikwad, MS Dhoni tried handing the captaincy to Ravindra Jadeja in IPL 2022. The transfer by CSK was an enormous failure because the all-rounder didn’t lead the aspect effectively and his efficiency with bat and ball additionally took an enormous hit attributable to which Dhoni took over as chief once more.
Speaking about Jadeja, Stephen Fleming stated that the all-rounder is a key participant of Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) and he’ll stand beside Gaikwad as he’s additionally part of the management group.
“He [Jadeja] is true beside Rutu, there’s little question about it,” Fleming stated. “If you happen to noticed final yr, the contribution Jadeja had… the final two balls will go down in CSK folklore. He was instrumental in us successful the cup and he’s been a powerful participant for us yr after yr, whether or not he’s received the stripes on his sleeve or not. He’s nonetheless a pure chief. He’s not outspoken, he’s not verbally loud or assertive however his actions in the best way he performs will likely be a powerful part of our management and he’ll be somebody Ruturaj will use, with out a doubt.”
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