MS Dhoni Did Not Look Rusty In The CSK Training Camp: Piyush Chawla

Jul 2, 2020 at 5:16 PM

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MS Dhoni Did Not Look Rusty In The CSK Training Camp: Piyush Chawla

The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) leg-spinner, Piyush Chawla has said that former Indian skipper MS Dhoni did not look rustic at all while training for CSK earlier this year. Dhoni was last seen in the Indian colours in the semi-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. Unfortunately, India lost the game to New Zealand and were eliminated from the competition. Since then, Dhoni has been away from the Indian team.

His return was much anticipated with the return of IPL 2020 this year as he was back to the field sweating it hard for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK). However, the BCCI had to postpone the tournament indefinitely due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. And, this has again given way to speculations on Dhoni’s future with Team India.

MS Dhoni
Image Credits: BCCI

Now, Piyush Chawla has said that Dhoni still looked fresh when he was in the nets for Chennai Super Kings earlier this year prior to the COVID-19 shutdown.

Piyush Chawla Opens Up On MS Dhoni’s Future

Piyush Chawla, who was bought by CSK at a staggering price Rs 6.75 crore in December 2019 auction, said that by the look of Dhoni’s batting style in the camp it appeared as if he was doing some training in Ranchi.

“Honestly speaking, if any cricketers comes after a long break, he will be rusty, but I am sure, he (MSD) was doing some training in Ranchi because when he came to CSK camp, he didn’t look rusty at all. He will defend for 5-6 balls in the nets and then smack each and every ball for a six,” Piyush Chawla told former cricketer Aakash Chopra.

Piyush Chawla
Image Credits: BCCI

“He was batting for long sessions. There were limited people at the camp, with many of them being bowlers. Every batsman was playing for 2-2.5 hours at a stretch, they must have been playing 200-250 balls per batsman,” Chawla added.

Former Cricketers Divided On MS Dhoni’s Return To Team India

Recently, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) star batsman Suresh Raina said MS Dhoni did not show any signs of ageing and that he was hitting the big sixes at will, as usual during the training camp in Chennai. Laxmipathy Balaji, the bowling coach of Chennai Super Kings, also vouched for MS Dhoni’s return.

MS Dhoni
MS Dhoni (Credits: Twitter)

On the other hand, former wicketkeeper-batsman, Deep Dasgupta had said that MS Dhoni should have kept playing domestic cricket if he aspired a return to the Indian team. Kris Srikkanth also noted that if the IPL does not take place, Dhoni’s return looks impossible. Gautam Gambhir and Ashish Nehra also had similar views to those of Srikkanth.

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