The current 2020 Indian Premier League season in the United Arab Emirates saw an unexpected result: MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings were the first team to be eliminated from the tournament after the Rajasthan Royals defeated the Mumbai Indians by 8 wickets. on Sunday. Dhoni’s CSK has never failed to make the playoffs in any season they had been part of the IPL. For CSK fans, it was a heartbreaking result, as they hoped a returning MSD would lead the franchise to the fourth IPL title.
But even though CSK is expected to make changes heading into next season, something that Dhoni himself hinted at during the 2020 IPL in the UAE, CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan has clarified that he is confident that Dhoni will continue to lead CSK in IPL 2021. (Total IPL coverage 2020)
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“Yes definitely. I am very confident that Dhoni will lead CSK in 2021. He has won three titles for us in the IPL. This is the first year that we did not qualify for the playoffs. No other team has done that. Not a bad year. it means we have to change everything, ”Viswanathan told The Times of India.
Meanwhile, Viswanathan also agreed with the fact that the absence of veteran India stars Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh affected the balance of the CSK team this season. Both players had chosen not to participate in the tournament for personal reasons.
“We are not playing to our potential this season. We lost games that we should have won. That set us back. The withdrawals of Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh, along with the Covid cases in the camp, meant that the balance of the side was upset, ”added K Viswanathan.
CSK will face KKR on Thursday at IPL 2020.
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