'Aggressive at times, but he...' - Shikhar Dhawan makes big statement on MS Dhoni's captaincy

MS Dhoni is undoubtedly one of the finest and best captains who ever played the game of cricket; he is regarded among the greats who led their teams to glory in international cricket. The Indian team won two World Cups (T20I and ODI) alongside the champions trophy under his captaincy.

Apart from this, Dhoni has also led the Indian Premier League franchise Chennai Super Kings to win the title in the tournament four times since the inception of the tournament 15 years back in the year 2008.

Meanwhile, the veteran Indian opener and Punjab Kings’ skipper in IPL, Shikhar Dhawan has come up with a big statement on Dhoni’s captaincy both for Team India and Chennai Super Kings. Dhawan also talked about Dhoni’s calmness and composure on the field while leading the team.

“Dhoni bhai created a very relaxed environment within the team. He is very chilled out. He only said things that needed to be said, and his presence was quite calm,” said Dhawan during a chat show ‘The Ranveer Show Hindi’.

Here's what Shikhar Dhawan said further for MS Dhoni

“He is a very fun-loving guy. He is a very simple and down-to-earth person. He too is aggressive at times, but he restrains himself as he knows that it could spoil the environment. That's his maturity, he has a lot of self-control,” he added later.

Talking about the Indian Premier League, MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings will lock horns with their premium rivals Mumbai Indians in their third match of the tournament. Both teams will play this 12^th match of the IPL 2023 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai today from 7.30 pm. CSK have won a match alongside one defeat in the two matches they played in the tournament so far.

Here’s a look at the squad of Chennai Super Kings for the Indian Premier League 2023

MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Singh, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Ajinkya Rahane, Ben Stokes, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Ajay Mandal, Bhagath Varma, and Sisanda Magala.