Former India captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth thinks the end is near for stand-in Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni. “Dhoni is also ageing, you can’t expect too much from him,” Srikkanth said on his YouTube channel.Dhoni, who replaced injured Ruturaj Gaikwad as captain has failed to inspire CSK. The Chennai-based franchise has failed to qualify for the playoffs for a second successive season. Srikkanth hinted MS Dhoni is probably the weakest link in the CSK team.
“But at the same time, you can’t keep coming and messing it up, if you are not able to do it, say you’re not able to do it and walk away,” he said. “That’s a call Dhoni can only take. Whether he will continue, if he continues, then in what role: captain, wicket keeper or finisher? “In all fairness, his reflexes has gone down. His knees might have given up, his fitness, reflex level everything will obviously come down. And moreover, the top order is flopping” said Srikkanth.Who’s that IPL player?“The problem with CSK today is that Dhoni is not able to replicate his own game. Spinners are tying him down. Once, he used to hit off spinners 10 rows into the stands. In all fairness, he is struggling,” he added.On Tuesday, CSK succumbed to their 10th defeat of the season after losing by six wickets to Rajasthan Royals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. CSK will play their last match against table-topper Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad.CSK head coach Stephen Fleming earlier this week had admitted that their team deserved to be at the bottom of the points table because of the kind of cricket they have played in this year’s IPL. With just one game left, CSK are currently languishing at the bottom of the points table with just three wins.“No, we obviously don’t like being down there [in the points table]. We wanted just a good performance. We’re trying to string some performances together. The aim was two good performances. Now it’ll be one good one to finish. It’s probably fitting that we’re at the bottom,” he told reporters in New Delhi.
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