Former Indian cricketer, Sanjay Manjrekar showered praises on the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper, MS Dhoni for managing himself and the team well in the IPL 2023 so far. The legendary wicket-keeper batter is getting big support from the crowd this season even in the games away from Chennai. It is expected to be his last season and the fans are rooting for Dhoni to win the coveted IPL trophy for Chennai.

Despite the injury crisis in the camp, MS Dhoni is making the apt use of resources and got the best out of the players. CSK’s biggest strength this season is the way their batters are firing and the way skipper MS Dhoni is leading them by optimizing his resources to perfection. Manjrekar praised Dhoni for the way he’s managing his teammates, as well as himself because the knee injury seems to be pestering him constantly.

During a recent chat on Star Sports, Sanjay Manjrekar wrote: “MS Dhoni is a clever cricketer. He knows his limitations. We are seeing a new avatar of him this season. Earlier he used to manage the team, this year, he’s also managing himself.”

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Meanwhile, former India head coach Ravi Shastri also talked about the power-hitting capabilities of Shivam Dube as he has been clearing the boundary ropes for fun this season.

Explaining the same, Ravi Shastri said, “Shivam Dube has range and power. He’s tall and he can easily hit sixes just by standing in his place, which makes him a dangerous batter. He’s been given the license from the skipper to just go out there and explode.”

Ajinkya Rahane’s revamped version in IPL 2023 is another big boost for Chennai Super Kings. The veteran batter has got the freedom at CSK to express himself which has done wonders for him, as well as for the franchise. Former Australia cricketer Aaron Finch thinks the faith coach Stephen Fleming and skipper Dhoni showed in Rahane is paying dividends.

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Aaron Finch explained, “Ajinkya Rahane got the freedom at CSK. After a poor run last year, he might have thought his IPL career was done. But then he got another opportunity after CSK picked him up. He got that unexpected opportunity with MS Dhoni and Stephen Fleming tapping on his shoulders and saying ‘you are playing’ go and have some fun, express yourself.”