Gautam Gambhir said that CSK have given MS Dhoni the freedom to make an impact in the death overs. Nearing 43, Dhoni has given glimpses of his very best in IPL 2024, playing the big shots in the hour of need. In the ongoing tournament, Dhoni has scored 96 runs at a strike-rate of 259.45. Most importantly, he is yet to be dismissed even once thus far.
“It is a strategy of CSK (Dhoni facing just 8-10 balls) and that has given Dhoni the freedom. Different teams have different strategies and CSK has done this for the past 2-3 years. The freedom has allowed Dhoni to have an impact. Gambhir told Sportskeeda.
“When you play 20-25 balls you have that responsibility to consolidate, but when it’s just 8-10 balls you can go out there and express yourself with freedom,” he said.
Back in 2012 and 2014, Gambhir captained the Knights to victory, but he left them after the 2015 edition. After returning to KKR as a mentor, Gambhir has done his job with precision as the team is comfortably placed in the top half of the table. The veteran said that it is necessary to develop a healthy team environment.
“I feel insecurity is the biggest reason for a player’s failure. It’s not about ability. If you don’t have the ability you won’t reach the first-class, IPL, or international level in the first place. So it is important to have a secure dressing room. A secure dressing room is a happy dressing room, and it eventually becomes a winning dressing room,” Gambhir added.
