Former India coach Ravi Shastri mentioned that Faf du Plessis ought to have succeeded MS Dhoni because the captain of Chennai Super Kings after the defending champions misplaced their opening 4 video games in IPL 2022.
Faf du Plessis ought to have turn into CSK captain, says Ravi Shastri (Photo Courtesy: Chennai IPL Twitter)
HIGHLIGHTSRavindra Jadeja was handed over the captaincy of CSK forward of IPL 2022CSK have misplaced their opening 4 video games in IPL 2022Faf du Plessis was purchased by RCB within the mega public sale this yr
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri mentioned that Chennai Super Kings (CSK) shouldn’t have let Faf du Plessis go to Royal Challengers Bangalore, as he may have changed MS Dhoni who stepped down as CSK captain forward of IPL 2022.
Defending champions Chennai Super Kings have misplaced their opening 4 video games in IPL 2022, which has occurred for the primary time within the historical past of the franchise.
Chennai Super Kings have lifted the trophy 4 instances within the match, however are struggling to search out their rhythm this season. MS Dhoni stepped down from captaincy forward of IPL 2022 and handed over the baton to Ravindra Jadeja who’s but to register his first win this season.
Faf du Plessis, who was purchased by Royal Challengers Bangalore within the IPL 2022 mega public sale for Rs 7 crore, spent his complete IPL profession with CSK. He performed an instrumental function in Chennai’s 2021 IPL triumph, scoring 86 runs off 59 balls, successful the Player of the Match within the ultimate towards KKR.
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Speaking to ESPNcricinfo, Ravi Shastri mentioned that CSK shouldn’t have let Faf du Plessis go and Ravindra Jadeja ought to deal with his cricket.
“I believe a player like Jadeja should focus on his cricket. If Chennai think about it again, they should not have let Faf du Plessis go because he is a match winner and played a lot.” Shastri further added.
Shastri said that Plessis should have replaced MS Dhoni as captain of CSK and Ravindra Jadeja should have played as a player without any pressure on him.
“If Dhoni didn’t want to captain the side, then Faf should have become the captain and Jadeja should have played. Because he (Jadeja) can then play freely with no pressure of captaincy,” he mentioned.
“Things could have been different for Chennai,” Shastri added.
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