IPL2021:Dhoni still remains the most valuable player in the league, says former csk player Matthew Hayden

Former Australia batsman Matthew Hayden said that he still looks as Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni as the most valuable player in the Indian Premier League.Hayden said that while an ageing Dhoni may be struggling to score runs, he remains a valuable part of a team as a captain.

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“Most valuable player, even though he hasn’t had the best of tournaments so far, is still MS Dhoni. As a leader of the side, he is absolutely rising to the challenge. He is older obviously but he has got the reigns and he is cracking them hard and his side is responding,” Hayden said on Star Sports.

CSK failed to make it to the playoffs for the first time ever last year. They have, however, turned it around this season, taking 16 points in 10 games and are on the cusp of qualifying for the playoffs. Dhoni, meanwhile, could only score 200 runs last season, his lowest in a single edition of the IPL, and has scored just 52 runs thus far in 10 matches.

However, Hayden said that it is Dhoni who is driving his team forward as the captain.

“Guys like DJ Bravo, for example, that are making their impact on this tournament albeit in a way that’s small but each component of the team is playing in unison,” said Hayden.