In the thrilling match against the Delhi Capitals on Sunday night, MS Dhoni batted for the first time in the Twenty24 Indian Premier League. Fans of the Indian Premier League saw Dhoni bat for the first time since the championship game of the previous season.
At Vizag, CSK was chasing a goal of 192 runs when Dhoni walked out
The team needed 72 runs off 23 balls
In the end, Chennai lost by 20 runs despite Dhoni smashing 37 runs off 16 balls, including stealing 20 runs off the last over. This sparked curiosity among many fans, including Harsha Bhogle, the host of the post-match show, about why Dhoni was ranked so low.
The argument in favor of Dhoni remaining lower in the batting order Former Australia captain Michael Clarke is of the opinion that Dhoni, despite his performance on Sunday, won’t go up in the order.
The moment MS Dhoni left the field, Chennai seemed to have won. Dhoni will be crucial, especially in pressure moments, if he continues to bat low in the order during the tournament. Once more, though, his strength and timing were evident from the first ball to leave the middle. So yes, seeing MS Dhoni here was fantastic,” Clarke remarked on Star Sports’ Cricket Live. He continued by outlining Dhoni’s refusal to move up the order.
“I doubt he will (advance in the order). He’ll probably remain where he is. I think that everyone who loves MS Dhoni wants to see him get to the top of the order. I believe that throughout his career, we have all agreed that he ought to bat first. However, consider this: at this point in his career, he is not the captain. It’s unlikely that he will remember the order. In my opinion, he will undoubtedly move up the lineup if there’s a game at stake and it’s in the best interests of the squad. But I don’t think you’ll see him batting in the top five or top six simply because of how good he’s hitting the ball. He’s a dancing genius, in my opinion. I’ve never seen a better finisher than him, I think. Thus, I believe they’ll keep using him in that capacity.
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Dhoni’s argument for the order to be followed
After Dhoni’s Sunday innings, Australia’s Steve Smith, a teammate of Clarke, said that the player ought to bat higher in the order.
“Let’s move him up the hierarchy. He did not, in my opinion, miss the bat’s midsection. It was truly amazing to see it. I believe Jadeja was genuinely having trouble finding the middle throughout the opposite end. They bowled him pretty well, but MS arrived on a strike. He narrowly missed hitting the middle of the bat on his first ball to the boundary and the subsequent one. It was fantastic to watch, and supporters would prefer him to consistently bat higher.
Smith went on, “He just struck the ball beautifully from ball one tonight.” There, he will be needed in the lowest capacity. In a game, he won’t come across many balls, but the ones he does will be significant balls. Since he will need it, he would definitely be practicing in the nets, beginning with ball one. And he’s still quite skilled at it.
