MS Dhoni's battles with the bat in the progressing period of the Indian Premier League has become a reason for worry for Chennai Super Kings. The CSK commander has not had the option to get runs this year, and in the past game against Kolkata Knight Riders, Dhoni scored only 11 runs in 12 balls and couldn't complete the game for his side.
Pursuing 168, CSK were abandoned at 157/5 out of 20 overs, losing the match by 10 runs. Talking on a TV show, batting legend Brian Lara said that Dhoni should take a gander at different players to assume control over the part of the finisher.
“It’s a bit puzzling (Dhoni inability to finish). You feel that he has created that position where he can be flexible with himself but I think he needs to maybe look at some other players,” Lara said. “He (Dhoni) is a great finisher, no doubt about that. But things are not going right for him and I believe, some of the other players, look at Jadeja how he batted today, he came in when their chances were very slim. So, something he will have to work on, have steadier stuff.
“They (CSK) were cruising after 10 overs. You got 90-odd on board. It was unbelievable. They have played a couple of games where he (Bravo) hasn’t had an opportunity to bat. Scoring 58 runs in 10 overs but only losing 10 wickets, something is wrong,” Lara said of CSK’s innings against KKR.