DTVHINDI‘It’s a delicate balance’ Stephen Fleming gave a big statement regarding MS Dhoni’s workload management in IPL
Chennai is going to face Gujarat today on 10th May. Stephen Fleming and MS Dhoni (Image Credit- Twitter) In the IPL 2024 match against Punjab Kings in Dharamshala, former Chennai Super Kings captain and veteran batsman MS Dhoni came to bat at number 9. There was a lot of discussion in the cricket world about Dhoni batting at this number. However, the fans did not understand why Dhoni, who scored 110 runs in the ongoing IPL season at a strike rate of 225.48 in 49 balls, came to bat at this number in this match. So the former cricketers had even said that if Dhoni has to bat at this number then he should retire from IPL. So now Chennai Super Kings team head coach Stephen Fleming has broken his silence and given a big statement regarding this issue. Fleming says that this has been seen only because of his workload. It is noteworthy that against Punjab, Dhoni was bowled by Harshal Patel on the very first ball. Stephen Fleming gave a big statement regarding MS Dhoni’s workload Let us tell you that in the pre-match conference held in Ahmedabad before Chennai’s match against Gujarat, Stephen Fleming said about Dhoni – We are managing his workload. It’s risky, and a delicate balance. At the beginning of the season we saw that he was taking risks while batting even due to a muscle strain. We could have lost him for the entire tournament. Fleming further said – We are just trying to manage how he can impact the match by just hitting sixes and fours. So far he has done this very well. This is the best for us in the competition.
