Asia Cup 2018: CSK Highlights MS Dhoni's Brain after Mumbai Indians Praised Rohit Sharma for his Captaincy
Published - 23 Sep 2018, 02:34 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 02:23 AM
MS Dhoni may have stepped down from captaincy, but his inputs are still valuable for the team India, as it was on display in the game against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup 2018.
Meanwhile, India had been a dominant force in the ongoing six-nation tournament in the UAE. After struggling against Hong Kong, they have stunned Pakistan and Bangladesh in one-sided encounters and are looking invincible.
The Super Four game against Bangladesh was won in the first few overs itself, as their top-order rattled within first 15 overs. Furthermore, Shakib Al Hasan’s wicket was exceptional, as some smart work by the former captain MS Dhonitrapped him.
Moreover, Ravindra Jadeja, who was making a comeback came into the attack in the tenth over. Shakib welcomed him with a couple of boundaries through the vacant square-leg area.
However, soon after the shot, MS Dhoni prompted Rohit Sharma, to move Shikhar Dhawan to square-leg. Dhawan was previously standing at the slips.
Meanwhile, he also advised Jadeja to bowl the next delivery a bit slower and at a similar length to induce the same shot off the batsman.
Rohit Sharma has been one of the most successful captains in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He led Mumbai Indians to three IPL titles along with CSK’s MS Dhoni. Meanwhile, MI from their official Twitter handle praised him for the brilliant captaincy to send back Shakib who was looking dangerous.
“GONE! Smart captaincy from Rohit Sharma who moves Dhawan to square leg citing Shakib’s intentions. Jadeja sticks to his plan and forces Shakib to sweep, who holes out to Dhawan. Brilliant from India!” the tweet read.
GONE!
Smart captaincy from Rohit Sharma who moves Dhawan to square leg citing Shakib's intentions. Jadeja sticks to his plan and forces Shakib to sweep, who holes out to Dhawan. Brilliant from India!
?? – 42/3 (9.4)#CricketMeriJaan #INDvBAN
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) September 21, 2018
However, it was MS Dhoni who suggested Rohit to make the changes, and the official Twitter handle of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) didn’t forget to let their IPL rivals know about the same.
“Reading batsman’s brain from behind the stumps! Thala Mastermind!
#WhistlePodu#INDvBAN,” CSK tweeted.
Reading batsman's brain from behind the stumps! Thala Mastermind! #WhistlePodu #INDvBAN ?? pic.twitter.com/2eK1ZBsKNf
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) September 21, 2018
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