Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batter Devon Conway has revealed the details of a conversation he had with former captain MS Dhoni over the leadership for the IPL 2022 season. The Kiwi cricketer, who was purchased by CSK at the IPL mega auction for his base price of ₹1 crore, has shared that he was keen to play under the leadership of MS Dhoni.
Opening up about his chat with Dhoni, he said in a video shared on CSK’s social media handles: “I was wanting to play under the great MS as captain. I had a nice little conversation with him. I said, ‘you’re sure you don’t want to captain one more season so I can play under you as captain?’ But he said, ‘no, but I am always going to be around anyways. It was really cool’.”
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Conway also stated that he recently had lunch while sitting in between former captain Dhoni and current skipper Ravindra Jadeja. The left-hander also shared his experience. He even stated that they both are normal, down-to-earth human beings.
He said, “A couple of days ago I had lunch and sat in between MS and Jaddu (Ravindra Jadeja). It was really cool just to get to know them better. They are just normal men, normal grown guys, just down to earth. No aura about them, easy to get along with and easy to talk to. So it’s been really good to interact with those two legends of Indian cricket.”
However, he had a rather forgettable IPL debut against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the tournament opener. He was dismissed for 3 off 8 as CSK faced a defeat by six wickets. Meanwhile, former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has recently expressed his surprise over MS Dhoni’s decision to quit the captaincy ahead of the start of IPL 2022.
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Speaking to Sportskeeda, he opined: “Two days before IPL…really did not understand that, to be very honest. Jadeja is obviously a very fine cricketer and he will try to the best of his ability to lead the team forward. But Dhoni is one of the minds in cricket that you can always count on. I think he must have been mentally tired. He must have thought of handing someone else the responsibility and playing freely.”
