Chennai Super Kings fast bowler Deepak Chahar believes his skipper MS Dhoni will return stronger in the second half of IPL 2021 if it happens. As per reports, BCCI is planning to organise the now postponed league in the third week of September in the UAE days after the UK tour.
Ever since Dhoni announced his international retirement in 2020, fans expected him to bat freely and give a tour of his younger version. But much to the dismay of the fans, MS Dhoni struggled to exhibit a startling performance with the bat since the last season.
You might get the best of MS Dhoni in the second half – Deepak Chahar
In 2020, Dhoni had the worst season as he managed just 200 runs from 14 games, the least number of runs he has scored in an IPL season. This year, he was indeed spot on with his leadership but with the bat, he was as silent as last year. But Deepak Chahar is confident that the fans will get to see an improved version of MS Dhoni when IPL 2021 restarts.
“A batsman cannot bat the same way for 15-20 years. If any batsman hasn’t played regular cricket before, it is never easy to just come to a competition of the level of IPL and start performing, it takes time. He has always played the finisher’s rule, which is even tougher when you haven’t played regular cricket,” Deepak Chahar told Sportskeeda in an interview.
“Even in the 2018 and 2019 IPL seasons, Dhoni bhai started a bit slowly by his standards, but his stroke play became fluent as the season progressed. So, you might get to see the best of MS Dhoni in the second half of the season,” he added.
Deepak Chahar also spoke about the way Dhoni backs him and other players in the team. The pacer believes that it’s his ability to read the game that makes Dhoni a successful captain.
“This has been my fourth year at CSK and Dhoni bhai has shown his trust in me as his strike bowler. This trust is so important because he has not just inspired me but also many others. His best quality as a captain is about how to utilize a player on a particular day for a particular situation.
I’ve bowled three overs in the powerplay in pretty much every game for CSK and have learned a lot through him,” Chahar said.
