Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Thursday lauded his team for making a strong comeback following a dismal showing last s...
Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Thursday lauded his team for making a strong comeback following a dismal showing last season after they qualified for the IPL playoffs for the 11th time in 12 attempts.
CSK, the three-time former champions, had a disappointing outing last year when they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in their history. It was an abject season in UAE, littered by off-field issues and on-field struggles. But when it ended, Dhoni said bouncing back is what his side do. “We’ll come back stronger, that’s what we are known for,” he had said.
And just like that, the Dhoni-led team made a remarkable turnaround this year as they became the first team to qualify for the knockout stage after beating SRH by six wickets in Sharjah.
In IPL 2020 - #CSK becomes the first team to be out of play-off spot.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) September 30, 2021
In IPL 2021 - #CSK becomes the first team to qualify into the play-offs spot.
The Kings are back.
“It means a lot, because the last time, we said we wanted to come back strong. We are known for that and there was a lot at stake,” Dhoni said in the post-match presentation after sealing the win a six...
