IPL 2022: Under pressure after three losses, Jadeja lucky to have Dhoni by his side

Ravindra Jadeja is feeling the heat at the start of his captaincy stint at CSK but he is glad to have the cool head of MS Dhoni to rely upon in high pressure situations, even allowing him to field outside the circle. The defending champions have lost all three of their matches this season. Less than a week before the IPL opener on March 26, Dhoni had handed over the captaincy to Jadeja.

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However, it appears Dhoni continues to be part of on-field decision-making from behind the stumps, allowing Jadeja, who is one of the best fielders in the world, to stand in the deep. In the match against Lucknow Super Giants, it seemed Dhoni was calling the shots towards the end when he handed the ball to Shivam Dube in the 19th over. "No, the last match (against LSG) was a high scoring game so there are chances of catches at deep mid-wicket and our thinking was that it would be better a good fielder had to be there. "So, I was not able to communicate with the bowlers much," Jadeja said at the post-match press conference after his side's 54-run loss to Punjab Kings on Sunday.

"But Mahi bhai gives inputs, that is good, he is so experienced so we don't have to look anywhere else for advice. He's a legend, and has been captaining for so many years, that experience is there in our dressing room only so we are lucky to have his advice."