Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden says the upcoming IPL will probably be “celebrated like no different” by Chennai Tremendous Kings as their talisman MS Dhoni will probably be doubtlessly making his final look as a participant within the franchise-based T20 league.
The previous Indian skipper has been captaining the CSK because the league’s inaugural version in 2008, main them to as many as 4 triumphs.
Chatting with Star Sports activities, Hayden stated, “See CSK, they notoriously discover a approach to do issues distinctive and particular. Take their hiatus out of their IPL, it was unlucky the 2 years they weren’t enjoying, and so they got here again the 12 months after that to win the IPL, it was most surprising. They usually have a method! “MS Dhoni has a method of revitalising, revamping, making it only a utterly completely different appear and feel to the facet, despite the fact that it’s had this nice tag of getting full belief in few gamers and having retained most of their gamers.
“So for MS Dhoni, I feel this 12 months specifically, it’s going to be a 12 months celebrated like no different. It’s the end I imagine of the legacy of MS Dhoni and he’ll need to exit in type along with his followers, who’d need him to exit in type as nicely.” The upcoming version of the IPL begins from March 31.
Hayden spoke on the return of the Chennai Tremendous Kings to the Chepauk Stadium in what would in all probability be Dhoni’s closing marketing campaign as a participant within the IPL.
“2023, right here we go once more! The IPL is on and it’s additionally in each venue throughout India put up Covid. It’s going to be outstanding, simply the quantity of supporters, the Yellow Military that’s going to pile into the Chepauk Stadium.
“And they will be the identical facet that’s going to be very troublesome to beat at house as nicely. Their document at house, at Chepauk, is undeniably the very best within the IPL.
“That venue is a fortress. And they will have MS Dhoni as their captain, arguably for the final time and that’s going to be a type of moments that nobody is ever going to overlook.
“He has particularly stayed on within the IPL to say goodbye to his followers at Chepauk and they will flip up such as you simply couldn’t think about.” Dhoni, who led India to 2 World Cup triumphs, retired from worldwide cricket in August 2020.