The whole world wants Dhoni to play five overs, not the last two: Raina

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New Delhi . MS Dhoni is ready to return to the cricket field once again with the opening match of IPL 2024. Before this blockbuster match between RCB and CSK, former India batsman Suresh Raina made a special appeal to MS Dhoni.

On Thursday, Dhoni handed over the captaincy of Chennai Super Kings to Ruturaj Gaikwad, ahead of the tournament opening match against RCB.

Speaking on Jio Cinema, Raina expressed his expectations from Dhoni in IPL 2024, saying that it will be a big IPL for Dhoni as he will not be captaining the team but will hope that CSK maintains its championship mentality this season as well. Keep it.

Raina said, “The best thing is that he is looking fit. He looks in good form but, I want to see him batting in the upper order. The whole world wants to see him batting for five overs.” , not just the last two overs. When he comes to the crease, he will take some time to settle down and then you will enjoy his helicopter shots.

“He has undergone an operation, he will not be captaining, so it will be a big IPL for him. He will be hoping that CSK continues his legacy going forward. That will happen when Ruturaj, Shivam Dubey and Daryl Mitchell take up their responsibilities. Will perform well.”

Asked if RCB can beat CSK in Chepauk, where the Yellow Army won 45 out of 64 matches played.

Raina said, “I think RCB has the team to beat CSK. Also, whichever team plays against CSK will say that Rituraj is now the captain, not Dhoni, so this can also boost the morale of the opposition team. “

Virat Kohli will return to competitive cricket for RCB after a break of two months. He has played only two T20 matches since the last IPL. The 37-year-old player further said that he feels that Virat will open the innings with Faf du Plessis.

The opening match between CSK and RCB will start at 8 pm on Friday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

–IANS

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