MS Dhoni Is the Heart of CSK: Harbhajan Singh

Former Chennai Super Kings player and IPL winner Harbhajan Singh said that CSK’s biggest strength is their captain MS Dhoni as he knows how to get the best out of each player in the team. Dhoni will be leading the CSK franchise again in the new season of IPL in 2023. He is back in training with Chennai Super Kings ahead of the commencement of the IPL 2023.

Having been associated with the Chennai-based franchise for three seasons from 2018-2020, Harbhajan has experience with how things run in CSK. His association with CSK skipper MS Dhoni has been a long one. The turbanator was one of Dhoni’s key weapons with the ball when the off-spinner was part of the Indian team.

“Dhoni Is CSK’s Strength,” Says Harbhajan

Dhoni, who has so far made 234 IPL appearances in which he has mustered 4978 runs at an average of 39.2, has been leading CSK since its inception and everyone knows that Dhoni runs the team. During an interaction with Star Sports, when Harbhajan was asked about MS Dhoni, the multiple-time IPL winners responded by saying: 

“The biggest strength of this team is MS Dhoni. He is the heart of the team. He knows the team very well and he is probably the best person to get the most out of each player in the team. CSK’s biggest home advantage is their crowd. The crowd boosts the morale of the team. The CSK crowd is such that even if the team loses or wins they will always back them,” said Harbhajan Singh.

Dhoni has already begun preparations for the 2023 season of the cash-rich league. He has kicked off in style as the 41-year-old star was seen hitting big sixes in a video shared by CSK. The explosive batter was hitting pacers as well as a spinner for multiple sixes. In the last season, Dhoni scored 232 runs in 14 matches at a strike rate of 123.40, but he could only score a single half-century, coming in his team’s opening match against Kolkata Knight Riders. 

Dhoni has won IPL four times with CSK as captain and he would be aiming for the record fifth title to finish off in style. CSK’s Thala will be seen in action when his team will kick off their season against the Gujarat Titans in the opening fixture of IPL 2023 on March 31 in Ahmedabad.