Shane Watson Hails MS Dhoni-Stephen Fleming Combination

Former Australia international Shane Watson has played under some of the finest captains of this generation. The star allrounder played under the captaincy of Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke while playing for Australia. Both Ponting and Clarke led Australia to World Cup glories. Watson also played under the inspirational captaincy of Shane Watson in the Indian Premier League.

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The likes of Rahul Dravid and Virat Kohli also led the Australia in the IPL. But it seems no one has left an impact on Watson more than his current IPL captain MS Dhoni. Watson has been playing under Dhoni’s captaincy for Chennai Super Kings from the last two years. Speaking about his experience  at Chennai Super Kings, Watson said it was ‘very special and welcoming’.

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Watson starred for the Super Kings in the 2018 edition, scoring a century in the final to take the team home. In this year’s final too, he waged a lone battle but the Super Kings lost to Mumbai Indians. He went on to call MS Dhoni-Stephen Fleming combination the best captain-coach combination in the world.

“My experience with Chennai Super Kings has been very special and welcoming. I’ve played a lot of leagues for franchises around the world, whether that’s here in India or other parts of the world. There’s no doubt that CSK is a very slick operation with how it is run, on and off the field. And everything comes down to the leaders, with how Mr. N Srinivasan, how he allows the team to be run by the franchise; with MS Dhoni and Stephen Fleming, who I believe are the best captain-coach combination in the world,” Shane Watson told IANS.

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“Obviously, they have a lot of history with working together as well, it is an amazing dynamic these guys have got and they know how to get the best of all the players around them. And also the coaching staff. So, it is really a privilege to be able to play for CSK. I have had an amazing time in the last couple of years. We’ve had a lot of success as well, which is a nice bonus. There aren’t any secret theories as to why they are so successful. It’s just because it’s such a great franchise and such a great operation,” he added.

Fleming signed up for Chennai Super Kings as a player in 2008 before being appointed as coach next year. Since then, he and Dhoni have helped the team win three IPL titles.