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IPL 2024
Dhoni’s continuing charisma,
Parag’s magic and the mystery
of missing Parthiv Shaw
The Baroda-born cricketer is set to captain Mumbai Indians (MI), replacing their five-time Indian
Premier League (IPL) trophy-winning skipper Rohit Sharma in the 2024 season of the cash-rich league
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Chennai/Mumbai/Hyderabad
ustralian batter Steve Smith
on Thursday showered praise
Aon former Chennai Super
Kings (CSK) skipper MS Dhoni say-
ing there’s no one in India who is bet-
ter than the 42-year-old. Speaking on
Star Sports, Smith said no one read
a cricket match like MS Dhoni. The
Aussie batter added that it was ‘tre-
mendous’ to share field with the for-
mer India skipper.
“There’s no one better in India
to have behind the stumps than MS
Dhoni. The way he understands the
game and the angles of the game is
second to none. So look, he was a tre-
mendous person to play with. I really
enjoyed his company on and off the
field,” Smith said.
Smith also called Dhoni a
‘chilled’ guy. The Aussie revealed
that the 42-year-old helped him a lot
with cricket.
“He’s such a chilled guy, ob-
viously extremely busy with loads
of things outside the game, but ex-
tremely chilled down to earth and a
wonderful person. There were many
occasions where MS was fantastic.
You know, I really enjoyed playing
with him. I enjoyed leading him as
well. He certainly helped me out,” he
added.
Ahead of the season opener of Chennai Super Kings’ MS Dhoni tries to run out Gujarat Titans’ David Miller in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, at MA Chidambaram
IPL 2024 against Royal Challengers Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday (ANI)
Bengaluru (RCB) at Chepauk Sta-
dium, the Chennai-based franchise The announcement marked the CSK had a great start to the IPL ers Bengaluru (RCB) and Gujarat
announced that Ruturaj Gaikwad end of Dhoni’s long reign at the helm 2024 season as they clinched two Titans (GT).
would take over the responsibilities of CSK, during which he led Chennai consecutive wins in their opening The Chennai-based franchise
from the 42-year-old. to five IPL crowns. games after beating Royal Challeng- Continued on next page... >>
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