IPL 2022: MS Dhoni - Gets his timing right one last time

Chennai Super Kings is a film, then MS Dhoni is its screenplay writer, director, main protagonist with a fine producer in N Srinivasan, who believed in his man's vision implicitly. But after 14 years, for the first time, the word captain won't be associated with Dhoni as he relinquished leadership duties with a sporting entity which had become a part of his identity. CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan has told everyone in the media that it was Dhoni's own decision and one should respect it.

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Allrounder Ravindra Jadeja is the new Chennai Super Kings captain. He takes over captaincy of the second most successful IPL team from the legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni. "MS Dhoni has decided to hand over the leadership of Chennai Super Kings and picked Ravindra Jadeja to lead the team," CSK said

It couldn't be more accurate as cricket historians curating stories on IPL and art of T20 captaincy, may be a decade from now on will have two distinct eras --- 'BD' and 'AD' -- Before Dhoni and After Dhoni. The only time one saw Dhoni with moistened eyes in a public gathering was in 2018 when CSK made a comeback in IPL. Boy, he was emotional and the connection was visible. He is Chennai's own 'Thala', who can never go wrong. He is a captain of their soul, they believe he is 'Invictus' (Unconquerable) and why not? No IPL franchise has been a part of nine IPL finals in 12 editions (Remember, they were suspended twice).

His art of captaincy is based on two basic traits -- common sense and instinct. The common sense was about never making games of T20 cricket too complicated while setting a template and consistent set-up in order. The instinct part came with