"There Is No Recipe": MS Dhoni's Honest Take On Chennai Super Kings' Stellar Playoff Record

20.05.2023 - 16:09 sports.ndtv.com

There is no secret recipe of leading a team into 12 play-offs in 14 seasons apart from choosing players who believe in "team first philosophy" and a co-operative management that stands through thick and thin, CSK skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said on Saturday.

Dhoni, who is probably playing the last of his 16 IPLs, has batted as low as no.8 and given chances to players like Shivam Dube to excel in a role assigned for him. "There is no recipe as such (CSK's play-offs record).

You try to pick the best players and try to give them the best slot. You use them in the manner where they have most chances of succeeding and groom them in the areas where they are not as strong," he said after CSK sealed their play-off berth with massive 77-run win over DC here on Saturday.

For Dhoni, it is imperative that his decisions reflects the team ethos that allows the players to believe in them. "If you are doing whatever is best for the team, it falls into line.

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