Updated: September 12, 2020 3:20:14 pm
MS Dhoni and Virender Sehwag in the draw before an IPL match (File Photo / PTI)
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) had initially wanted Virender Sehwag as their star player, but he left with MS Dhoni when the Delhi dasher said he wanted to play for the Delhi franchise in the IPL, revealed Subramaniam Badrinath, one of the players of the first CSK team. .
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Badrinath said: “CSK management had decided (before IPL 2008) to choose Sehwag, but Sehwag himself said that he was raised in Delhi, so he would have a better connection (with Delhi Daredevils) “.
It was after Sehwag’s decision that CSK looked to MS Dhoni, who was less than four years into his international career, to be their star player. Dhoni has remained the captain and face of CSK ever since.
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“The management agreed that he (Sehwag) would play in Delhi, thinking it would be better. Then the auctions came and they saw who was the better player. Before that, India won the 2007 T20 World Cup. And only then did they decide to sign Dhoni, “said Badrinath.
Badrinath also said CSK “killed three birds with one stone” by acquiring Dhoni ahead of the inaugural IPL.
“One, he’s one of the best captains the world has ever seen. There is no trophy that he does not have. Second, the best finalist. And third, he is an excellent wicketkeeper. One of the best and safest goalkeepers I have ever seen, ”he said, exposing the advantages of having Dhoni.
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