Ravi Shastri is one of the few commentators who really get it – someone who adds a cricket theater by knowing exactly when to dial a drama. Over the years, he had the talent to be in the right place at the right time for some of the biggest moments of the Indian cricket-six six Yuvraj Singh after the iconic strike of Mrs. Dhoni. On Saturday, April 5, he was present again, this time for what could be reminded as another key moment in the Indian cricket – the beginning of the end of the saga called MS Dhoni.
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Ravi Shastri never missed the chance to celebrate Dhoni Six trademark. On Saturday, however, the former head coach of India repeated the sentiments of millions when Dhoni launched another signature strike – another nonsensical intervention in the lost thing. Shastri rarely sounded so incredibly the maximum of Dhoni. He said it with the flatness of the commentator who describes the nudging for one in a cargo session 5. The day of the test that was directed to a draw.
When CSK needed 63 out of 15 balls, Dhoni finally cleaned the ropes for the first time in shifts. Six came out of the 19th ball he faced, seven overs after his arrival in the fold – an intervention that he felt that he had arrived after age after age CSK has already given up the persecution against Delhi CapitalsLeave the sea of passionate home fans in silent disappointment.
The reality of Mrs. Dhoni and Chennai Super Kings has never felt the decline that was that evening. Chased 184, 11. Their former captain, honored by Thala of Chennai, walked on No. 7, and there were 56 balls left and 112 runs were needed. This is not an impossible task in the modern T20 cricket. Even old Dhoni would like it. But for this side of CSK, which prevents poorly designed and non -rotation set, it looked like an immutable mountain.
Even a crowd of Chepauk-known for the outbreak of Dhoni’s portraits of late outages, regardless of the context of the match-seemed suppressed. Yes, when he went out, it was cheer, but the roof didn’t work out. It was more like watching Rajinikanth the first-day show in the North Indian multiplex-Humbuk was there, but the soul was missing.
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It was almost ironic. Mrs. Dhoni, once the embodiment of hope in hopeless situations, was no longer considered a man who could turn 112 out of 56 from 56 to something miraculous. Even the most optimistic CSK fan could not really believe in the turn after the blocking block, which followed his arrival at the fold.
It was like the wind of change that was blowing Chepauk. When was the last time the CSK fans got out at the stadium with the exact left, while Dhoni was still launching? When was the last time they openly questioned his team’s place? Thala and his most dedicated followers first looked for the first time when the fortress she had so carefully began to disintegrate.
Three losses in four matches. Chepauuk looks more penetrating than ever. Set of tabs exhausted by confidence. Mrs. Dhoni no longer finishes games – she doesn’t even try to try. On Saturday, Chepauk did not feel like Chepauuk.
Mrs. Dhoni’s legends were extended across social media on Saturday after the IPL 2025. The presence of Dhoni’s parents – father Mr. Singh and mother Devika Devi – in the IPL match in Chennai for the first time added fuel only to speculation. And after the slow 26-míč 30 against Delhi capitals, the calls grew louder.
But why blame Mrs. Dhoni? Or rather, why blame Mrs. Dhoni himself?
Yes, at the age of 43, Dhoni was the shadow of his once destructive self. Numbers – now widely shared – tell a clear story: since 2023 Dhoni has scored only 3 runs in successful CSK chases. In lost causes, however, joined 196 runs, of which 14 six, out of 110 balls. Finišer was unable to complete.
But is it fair to show your fingers to Dhoni?
MS Dhoni is no longer a sculptor
Before the start of the season, the CSK camp was transparent about the role of Dhoni. He was retained as an unlimited player and was labeled that he was a big Hitter-some who entered the last two to four overs, either closed unlikely persecution, or he was moving if he fired first.
The plan was never for Dhoni to enter within 11. When it was decided to play another season, hope – clearly – to give scenarios suitable for short explosions of power. This became obvious when R Ashwin was sent before Dhoni in 13th place during CSK’s Chase 197 earlier at the tournament. In 80 for 6, Dhoni did not come in – Ashwin yes. Dhoni eventually detonated in the 16th place. CSK lost 50 runs.
This step caused a debate. Why was Dhoni detained until the 16th end? His paver position was again a national point of speech. The noise grew so loudly that Dhoni – which usually tuned the outer shivers – got out in the eleventh against Delhi’s capitals, seemingly to calm him down.
CSK has now lost three chases – by 50 runs, 25 runs and six runs, the latter against Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati last Sunday. In this match, Dhoni was on a strike, when the final was needed 20 runs – the only case this season, where he really had a chance to win the game and not. It is the only moment to say that Dhoni in persecution “failed” where CSK was still a cry.
Chief coach Stephen Fleming clarified after this loss Dhoni no longer has a bat on a bat for 10 years. He trained specifically for a limited role – the calculated rupture in the final breaks. At the age of 43 and after the knee surgery last year, Dhoni cannot be simply a versatile figure he was once.
“His knees are not what they used to be. He moves all right, but there is still an aspect of wear. He can’t bat 10 exceeding a full stick, so on the day he can give us,” Fleming said last week.
Dhoni and CSK have prospered over the years on the clarity of the role – they knew what to expect and what could be delivered. That still seemed this season. However, the growing list of CSK problems has accumulated pressure on Dhoni and turned it into an unintended scapegoat.
CSK should not admit 186 to RCB. Nadali 20 runs too much for Delhi capitals. In both games they could not use a full quota of rotation in Chepauuk – a well -known fortress for slower pitching. Even in Guwahati they missed the conditions tactically.
And their highest order? They were repeatedly failed. Were 26 for 3 in PowerPlay against RCB. 41 for 3 against Delhi. A little better against Rajasthan – the only match where Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad really fired.
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The CSK launcher looked unrecognizable. There was no stability to define their past success. 17 players were used in four games – more than the whole season in 2015 or 2021. This approach to music chairs disrupted the consistency and faith CSK was once known.
Yes, maybe they didn’t get the auction correctly. They went for the familiar names – Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Deepak Hood – but none of them gave them in the last periods. They did not even invest in Out-and-Out finisher, although they knew they were banking on the aging Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja, who, even if they are valuable, are no longer a dynamic finisher in the T20s.
Yet it is a franchise that has changed the average T20 players to a reliable winner of the matches in the past. This support was not so visible this time. For example, Tripathi and Hood looked lost. The bad form of Rachin Ravindry and Devon Conway also did not help.
Even Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad admitted that CSK had exaggerated – especially during the PowerPlay, which was in the IPL 2025 something other than powerful. This team, once worshiped their method and mental power, now looks shy – damn at a time when the T20 teams flourish on fear and tireless impact.
Yes, maybe Dhoni missed the perfect window that could bow. But the current abyss CSK is not his fault. Dhoni was not supposed to win games with one hand this season. Although it may sound, that’s a reality. The aim was to provide finishing touches, not to solve the towering chases from scratch.
If CSK does not overcome soon, they risk their largest icon-chennai demo-in his last act.
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Published:
Akshay Ramesh
Published on:
April 6, 2025
