“Two Shocks…”: Faf Du Plessis On Chennai Super Kings’ Captaincy Alter Within The Center Of The Season And MS Dhoni
The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are a club that prefers to use the same lineup in every game; and only makes important substitutions during the Indian Premier League (IPL) season. However, CSK appointed Ravindra Jadeja as captain before the start of the current edition; and MS Dhoni was granted back the captaincy eight matches later after Jadeja; stepped down to focus on his own game. “Two Shocks…”: Faf Du Plessis On Chennai Super Kings’ Captaincy Alter Within The Center Of The Season And MS Dhoni
Faf du Plessis, the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore; stated he was startled by the sequence of events and the franchise’s decision; to change captains in the middle of the season.
“I was startled that the captaincy change occurred in the middle of the season; but I was even more surprised that it occurred so early in the season. As a result, it’s almost as if two surprises are balancing each otherout “Before the game between RCB and CSK; du Plessis stated on RCB’s show “Bold Diaries.”
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“Obviously, when MS is there and he is the captain, he gets the best out of the players, and that has been a significant part of CSK’s success,” he went on to say.
When it came to the game between RCB and CSK, the latter were unable to chase down 174 runs and ultimately lost by 13 runs. Devon Conway led the way for CSK with 56 runs, but it wasn’t enough to get the MS Dhoni-led side over the line.
After returning with numbers of 3-35, Harshal Patel was named Man Of The Match. Earlier, Mahipal Lomror and Dinesh Karthik contributed 42 and 26 runs respectively to enable RCB reach 173/8 in 20 overs.
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With this win, RCB has climbed to fourth place in the points standings, while CSK has slipped to ninth.