IPL2021:CSK is playing with 10 players, while Dhoni is captaining and keeping, said Akash Chopra

Chennai Super Kings gave a splendid performance in the first leg of the IPL. The team continued their good form in the UAE leg as well by securing four consecutive wins so far. The former India cricketer and commentator Aakash Chopra has, however, opened up on MS Dhoni’s current form and has stated that the team is playing with 10 players and a specialist captain.

CSK have exuded their dominance in the second half of the tournament but their skipper hasn’t been able to fetch in a lot of runs. In 10 matches so far in IPL 2021, Dhoni has chipped in 52 runs and his average and strike rate have also been a concern. Chopra pointed Dhoni’s importance in the side and asserted that he is currently only playing as a keeper and a captain but not as a batsman.
“He’s currently only playing like a captain and wicketkeeper because either he bats so down the order or not at all. Sometimes when he gets to bat, he isn’t able to do much. So the truth is that CSK is playing with 10 players and he’s there as a captain. But this is another interesting bit about Dhoni – this time can only be run by him,” Chopra said on his YouTube channel.