The 42-year-old Dhoni’s future as a participant for CSK has been a topic of intense hypothesis following the workforce’s failure to qualify for the IPL 2024 playoffs.
CSK suffered a 27-run defeat towards Royal Challengers Bengaluru of their essential last league match, leading to a fifth-place end within the factors desk.
“I have no idea. It’s a query solely MS (Dhoni) can reply. We now have all the time revered the selections taken by MS. We now have left it to him and as all of you already know he has all the time taken his choices and introduced them on the acceptable time,” the CSK boss stated.
“We do anticipate that we’ll get a choice as and when he decides. However we’re very hopeful he’ll be out there for CSK subsequent yr. That’s the view and expectation of the followers and mine,” stated Viswanathan in a video posted by the franchise on YouTube.
He additionally felt CSK’s long-serving head coach, former New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming, will not apply for the India males’s head coach job, whose deadline for functions is Might 27. “Really I acquired a variety of calls from the Indian journalists inquiring whether or not he’s desirous about taking a job with the Indian workforce.”
“So I jokingly requested him, ‘Have you ever utilized for the Indian teaching project?’ And Stephen simply laughed and stated, ‘Would you like me to?’ I do know that it is not going to be his cup of tea as a result of he would not prefer to be concerned for 9 to 10 months in a yr. That is my feeling. I’ve not mentioned something extra with him,” he added.
Simply forward of the IPL 2024 season, Dhoni handed over the management duties to opener Ruturaj Gaikwad, stunning many onlookers. Viswanathan revealed how the CSK administration had mentioned the management handover from Dhoni to Gaikwad.
“The discussions we had with the workforce administration earlier than a few years in the past when Ruturaj got here into the CSK and began performing properly, we felt that he could be a sensible choice to captain the facet. Each Flem (Fleming) and MS (Dhoni) had lengthy discussions with him, that they had plans to make him as a future captain.”
“His performances, and in addition the way in which he approached the sport, and his ideas every time he spoke with MS in addition to Fleming… each of them felt that he’ll be a very good captain at CSK. And we weren’t disillusioned; he led the facet comfortably. The seniors additionally helped him. It has not affected his efficiency with the bat. He has continued to be a really constant performer,” he famous.
Viswanathan noticed that Gaikwad wasn’t affected by management duties and expressed gratitude to CSK followers for accepting the change within the facet’s management.
“The strain of captaincy has not affected him. We look ahead to his contribution to CSK sooner or later. The strain is just too excessive as a result of he is following the footsteps of MS Dhoni.”
“No one can match him, however MS had the boldness that Rutu (Gaikwad) has it in him to do an excellent job. The acceptance from the gang actually helped him for certain, that’s for certain. As a result of if there’s strain from the gang, you may think about what occurred to different captains,” he stated.
“I believe CSK followers accepted what MS Dhoni had given to Ruturaj as captain as a result of he (Dhoni) had chosen him. The workforce administration selected him because the captain. And all of you already know, by no means has the administration of CSK interfered with the cricketing issues.”
“So, that helped Rutu additionally, as a result of he was very clear that the directions have come from workforce administration. He had the duty to ship. I am assured he’ll do very properly sooner or later years additionally.”
“Positively, the CSK administration, in addition to the followers, have helped the CSK workforce to do very properly. That’s necessary as a result of there isn’t a interference in creating issues with the workforce. They’re left with their job to do.”
“It provides extra duty to the workforce. They know now there’s not going to be interference from the administration, which implies they should ship. They’re professionals; they should ship. That has helped us,” he concluded.
(With IANS inputs)
