Chennai Super Kings star fast bowler Deepak Chahar said the best of the veteran MS Dhoni may come in the second phase of the Indian Premier League which may start in September.
Dhoni had scored only 37 runs in 7 games for his franchise in the postponed season of the Indian Premier League.
“A batsman cannot bat the same way for 15-20 years. If any batsman hasn’t played regular cricket before, it is never easy to just come to a competition of the level of IPL and start performing, it takes time,” Chahar was quoted as saying by Sportskeeda.
“He has always played the finisher’s role, which is even tougher when you haven’t played regular cricket. Even in the 2018 and 2019 IPL seasons, Dhoni bhai started a bit slowly by his standards, but his stroke play became fluent as the season progressed. So, you might get to see the best of MS Dhoni in the second half of the season,” he said.
Chahare had an average IPL season with only one good performance against the Punjab Kings. He took eight wickets in seven games with just 8.04 average.
“This has been my fourth year at CSK and Dhoni bhai has shown his trust in me as his strike bowler. This trust is so important because he has not just inspired me but also many others,” he said.
“His best quality as a captain is about how to utilise a player on a particular day for a particular situation. I’ve bowled three overs in the powerplay in pretty much every game for CSK and have learned a lot through him,” he said.
