IPL 2022: Is MS Dhoni playing his last game for CSK? Check out what Sunil Gavaskar has to say

CSK
started
IPL
2022
with
the
hopes
of
defending
their
title,
but
it
was
not
meant
to
be
their
season.

The
four-time
champions
–
who
are
one
of
the
most
consistent
sides
in
the
history
of
IPL
–
did
not
even
make
it
to
the
play-offs
this
year.

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And
as
the
four-time
IPL
champions
come
out
to
play
their
final
game
in
IPL
2022
season,
former
Indian
captain
Sunil
Gavaskar
hopes
this
is
not
the
last
time
their
inspirational
captain
Dhoni
steps
into
the
middle
for
the
Yellow
Brigade.

Gavaskar,
like
millions
of
CSK
fans,
believes
Dhoni
will
definitely
don
the
CSK
yellow
in
the
next
season
and
claimed
the
former
Indian
cricketer’s
intensity
on
the
pitch
remains
the
same.

Speaking
on
the
Cricket
Live
show
on

Star
Sports,
the
official
broadcaster
of
IPL
2022,
Gavaskar
said,
“Look
at
the
way
he’s
played
this
season.
He’s
still
keen
and
enthusiastic
about
the
game.
When
you
are
not
sure
about
your
future
you
tend
to
lose
your
intensity
on
the
pitch.

“But
we’ve
seen
him
running
between
the
overs
from
one
end
to
the
other
keenly,
he’s
still
fit
and
taking
those
quick
singles
and
doubles
while
batting.
All
this
only
hints
that
‘Definitely
Not’
(laughs).”

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Gavaskar
also
claimed
that
if
at
all
it
is
Dhoni’s
last
game
in
the
IPL
then
the
legendary
wicketkeeper-batter
should
bat
higher
in
the
order
and
draw
curtains
to
an
illustrious
career
on
a
terrific
note.

“He
said
that
he’ll
be
seen
in
the
CSK
yellow
next
year,
whether
as
a
player
or
as
support
staff
we
don’t
know
yet.
But
if
it
is
the
last
time
(we
are
going
to
see
him
play
for
the
franchise),
I
hope
he
bats
up
in
the
order
to
give
us
something
to
remember,
just
like
that
six
(he
hit)
on
April
2
2011.”

Most
of
CSK’s
senior
players
like
MS
Dhoni
(206),
Ambati
Rayudu
(271)
and
Robin
Uthappa
(230)
haven’t
had
a
great
IPL
and
that
has
been
the
biggest
failure
of
the
‘Yellow
Brigade’.

The
bowling
suffered
a
lot
because
of
the
absence
of
an
injured
Deepak
Chahar
and
the
inability
to
retain
Josh
Hazlewood.

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Having
gone
off
the
boil
in
the
last
few
games,
Jos
Buttler
would
be
eagerly
waiting
to
pounce
on
an
inexperienced
CSK
attack
in
order
to
clinch
a
play-off
berth
for
the
Royals.

A
win
will
take
Sanju
Samson’s
men
to
18
points
and
help
them
steer
clear
of
any
permutations
or
combinations
for
a
top-four
finish.

In
fact
a
win
will
ensure
a
top-two
finish
for
Royals
as
they
will
then
enjoy
a
superior
Net
Run
Rate
(NRR)
of
+0.304
compared
to
Lucknow
Super
Giants’
+0.251.

In
this
backdrop,
Royals
would
like
to
turn
the
heat
on
a
lacklustre
CSK,
who
can
turn
out
to
be
party
poopers
in
their
final
game.

The
RR
vs
CSK
pre-match
begins
on
Star
Sports
Network
and
Hotstar
at
6.30pm
pm.
The
match
starts
at
7.30pm.