Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir believes MS Dhoni’s tactical brilliance was crucial in Chennai Super Kings (CSK) winning the title this year after a terrible campaign in 2020.
IPL 2021: The Super Kings were the first team to qualify for the playoffs, and they advanced to the final after defeating the Delhi Capitals in Qualifier 1. MS Dhoni and Co. won their fourth IPL title after defeating Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 27 runs in the grand final.
“I think they kept things very very simple. That’s also a great quality to have. Rather than being too innovative and stuff, MS likes keeping things very simple. He has always enjoyed having a lot of options. If you see, he always had six or seven options up his sleeve where he likes those players who can contribute two things in the game. Gambhir said
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“They probably are the most consistent side as well. They don’t chop and change a lot and at the same time identifying people who are in good form as well. Imagine pushing Moeen Ali to No.3 and Suresh Raina was actually pushed back at No.4. A lot of captains would have gone with Raina at No.3 with the record he has had in the past. But that is what you need to stay in the moment and try and push guys who are in decent form. That is exactly what MS did in this competition.” He continued
“He hardly contributed with the bat but he didn’t need to. Because there were so many other guys scoring a decent rate, so those guys did the job for him,” Gautam Gambhir added.
MS Dhoni, incidentally, brought in Robin Uthappa near the conclusion of the tournament, and he made significant contributions with the bat in Qualifier 1 and the final.
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