MS Dhoni seriously injured? CSK coach reveals why former Indian captain hasn't batted this season in IPL 2024

CSK batting coach Mike Hussey has revealed that MS Dhoni has been pushed to the no.8 slot in batting in IPL 2024 due to impact player rule. Hussey also asserted that pushing MS Dhoni at no.8 is crazy. However, due to the impact players rule, they have an extra batter in the team.

In the CSK vs GT encounter of IPL 2024 on Tuesday, fans expected MS Dhoni to enter the field in the death overs. Dhoni did some shadow practice in the dressing room. However, when Shivam Dube lost his wicket, Sameer Rizvi arrived to bat on the field.

Rizvi was the impact player or CSK who lost his wicket in the final over with 3 deliveries to go. However, Ravindra Jadeja was the next batter on the crease at no.7 and MS Dhoni could not arrive at the crease with the bat.

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MS Dhoni pushed to no.8 due to impact player rule: Mike Hussey

CSK batting coach Mike Hussey said MS Dhoni has been pushed to no.8 slot than his previous no.7 due to impact player rule which allows the team to have an extra batter in the playing 11.

“It’s definitely been a directive from (Stephen) Fleming to keep pushing the game forward. With the impact player, we have an extra batter and bowler so the batting order just keeps lengthening. I think we’ve now got MSD at 8 which is crazy and MSD is batting pretty well at the moment in the nets”, Mike Hussey said.

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We’ve got so much depth in our resources: Hussey

Mike Hussey, a former CSK player also reckoned that his team has a good batting might at the top and the management wants to back every batter.

“We’ve got so much depth in our resources, it means that the players up the order, if they are in two minds, take the positive route. They will certainly have the backing from the coaches and captain. We prefer them to keep pushing the game forward. If you get out in doing that, you will never be criticized. Fleming wants us to play fast,” Hussey further added.

With lethal batters like Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rachin Ravindra, Shivam Dube, and Daryl Mitchell at the top, CSK has a strong top order in IPL 2024. Hence, MS Dhoni is likely to miss his batting in most of the matches. the top batting unit slammed enough runs in the first two games to clinch wins for the team.

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CSK crush Gujarat Titans by 66 runs

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) outplayed Gujarat Titans by 66 runs to register a second-straight win in IPL 2024. The men-in-yellow piled up a gigantic total of 206-6 in 1st innings. They later halted the visitors for 143-8 in 50 overs.

Shivam Dube stormed a blistering half-century (51 off 23) in 1st innings to win the player of the match award. CSK will next wrestle with Delhi Capitals on Sunday, March 31 in an away game.