MS Dhoni declared T20 cricket GOD as CSK star makes bold claim

The 26-year-old Delhi and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) pacer Simarjeet Singh has claimed that MS Dhoni has the greatest cricketing mind when it comes to T20 cricket, and no other player knows more about the format than the CSK legend.

MS Dhoni is the most successful captain in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and he has guided the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to 5 IPL titles. He stepped down from captaincy for the second time just before the IPL 2024 and handed the reins to Ruturaj Gaikwad.

Overall, he led CSK and RPS in the Indian Premier League and won 133 out of 226 matches with a win percentage of 59.37. He is also the only captain to win over 100 matches in the league. Not only this, MS Dhoni was a great T20I captain for India, too, as he won 41 out of 72 matches and led the team to the 2007 T20 World Cup triumph.

Looking at all these achievements of the master tactician MS Dhoni, Simarjeet Singh has claimed that no player, not even Rohit Sharma, knows more about T20 cricket than Dhoni. Speaking in an interview with the Press Trust of India, Simarjeet said:

“MS Dhoni has helped me to develop myself as a better T20 bowler. I don’t think nobody else knows more about T20 cricket than him."

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MS Dhoni has taught me a lot - Simarjeet Singh

Simarjeet Singh added that Dhoni has taught him a lot of things and he is always ready to help him. He also spoke about learning from the international cricketers when they come to take part in domestic cricket and IPL.

“He (MS Dhoni) has taught me a lot; it’s not just one thing he has helped me with. We keep asking him for advice, and he always simplifies things by saying that playing simple cricket is the best way to play,” he added.

“I just want to learn and when senior India players come and play domestic cricket. We get to learn a lot for them,” he said.

Although Simarjeet Singh has delivered some good performances for Chennai Super Kings, there is no guarantee that the franchise will retain him ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. While talking about the mega auction, he said that he doesn't care which team picks him, he just wants to play cricket.

“I just want to play cricket, wherever I go, whichever franchise picks me I just want to play and grow as a cricketer,” he stated.

Talking further about Dhoni, the CSK legend is yet to confirm his availability for the Indian Premier League 2025 but has clearly stated that he will make a decision based on what's best for Chennai Super Kings.

Notably, there are reports which claim that CSK would retain Dhoni as an uncapped player as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to bring back an old rule for retired cricketers, which was abolished a few years back after not being used for years.