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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) had a comfortable win against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Sharjah on September 24. CSK skipper MS Dhoni’s CSK once again dominated Virat Kohli’s struggling RCB with his captaincy skills. Dhoni too scored an unbeaten 11 runs in the run chase to ensure RCB does not make a comeback in death overs. After CSK’s convincing win, former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir has opened up on Dhoni’s batting position in the side if they advance to playoffs.
Gambhir said that if CSK reach the playoffs in the ongoing season, then Dhoni should promote himself up the order and should bat at number 4. He also said that the veteran often comes down at the sixth or the seventh position and promotes other players over himself.
“MS Dhoni should bat at No.4 once CSK qualifies for the playoffs, irrespective of whether you are chasing or batting first so that you are able to spend time in the middle. I will want to see that, hopefully, it happens. The best thing about a captain is that it is his own wish, he can bat anywhere he wants,” he said on Star Sports. He also added that Dhoni looked in fine touch against RCB which indicates that he can score runs at the number 4 position.
Your number 3 and 4 may not always score runs
“Your No.3 and No.4 will not always score runs. You need to bat a little more. The more runs you score; it will keep getting easier. You will qualify for the playoffs but it should not happen that the responsibility falls on you, you lose early wickets and you have to come and score runs,” the southpaw added.
CSK are currently at the second spot with seven wins from nine games and are highly likely to qualify for the playoffs with five more games to go. The team has won
