New Delhi: MS Dhoni and Chennai Super Kings have formed a strong relation over the years. The Super Kings fans and the Chennai denizens have accepted him as one of them and now fondly calls Dhoni the ‘Thala’. It’s that rare story of a player-people connect through cricket.
Now, Kasi Viswanathan, the Super Kings CEO, said the team is sure of having Dhoni in their ranks even beyond the IPL 2020, which is scheduled to be held in the UAE between September 19 and November 10, the shift of venue forced by the Covid 19 crisis.
There have been reports that Dhoni has started training in his hometown Jharkhand ahead of the IPL. Viswanathan cited it as a sign of Dhoni’s commitment to the team and said the Super Kings skipper knows how to handle the responsibility.
“We don’t worry about him at all,” Viswanathan told India Today. “Yes. We can expect MS Dhoni to be part of both (IPL 2020 and 2021) and probably for even the next year, 2022,” he said.
“I am getting updates through the media only, saying he has been training in Jharkhand in indoor nets. But we don’t have to worry about the skipper, boss. We don’t worry about him at all. He knows his responsibilities and he will take care of himself and the team,” he said.
Viswanathan had earlier mentioned that Dhoni could be the permanent Super Kings chief down the years. “In 10 years from now, my feeling is that he’ll be a permanent fixture in Chennai as the Chennai Super Kings boss,” he had said.
