Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden says the upcoming IPL will likely be “celebrated like no other” by Chennai Super Kings as their talisman MS Dhoni will doubtless make his last look as a participant within the franchise-based T20 league.
The former Indian skipper has been captaining CSK because the inaugural version of the league in 2008, main them to 4 wins.
Speaking to Star Sports, Hayden mentioned, “Look at CSK, they’ve a repute for doing issues distinctive and particular. Take away their hiatus from their IPL, it was unlucky that two years they weren’t taking part in, and the 12 months after that they got here again to win the IPL, it was most sudden. And they’ve a approach! “MS Dhoni has a approach of reviving, reforming, giving it a totally totally different appear and feel, though it had this nice tag of getting full religion in just a few gamers and retaining most of its gamers.
“So for MS Dhoni, I feel this 12 months particularly, it will be a 12 months like no different. I consider that is the tip of MS Dhoni’s legacy and he wish to exit in fashion alongside along with his followers who additionally need him to exit in fashion. The upcoming version of IPL is ranging from thirty first March.
Hayden spoke on the return of Chennai Super Kings to the Chepauk Stadium in what would most likely be Dhoni’s last marketing campaign as a participant within the IPL.
“2023, right here we go once more! IPL is on and it’s on each place throughout India even after covid. It goes to be exceptional, simply the variety of supporters, the Yellow Army that’s going to pile up on the Chepauk Stadium.
“And they will be the identical staff that will likely be very troublesome to beat even at dwelling. His report at Chepauk at dwelling is certainly the perfect within the IPL.
“That place is a fort. And they will have MS Dhoni as their captain, most likely for the final time and will probably be a type of moments that nobody will ever overlook.
“He has specially stopped by the IPL to say goodbye to his fans in Chepauk and they are about to arrive at a juncture you can’t imagine.” Dhoni, who received two World Cups to India, retired from worldwide cricket in August 2020.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
