- MS Dhoni is good as a wicketkeeper for CSK. This is the reason why he stands behind the wicket. Apart from this, he is also known for hitting big shots with the bat while coming in the lower-order
MS Dhoni: MS Dhoni is good as a wicketkeeper for CSK. This is the reason why he stands behind the wicket. Apart from this, he is also known for hitting big shots with the bat coming in the lower order. That is, Dhoni’s role in CSK is also that of a match finisher. But Mahi is now at the last stage of his career.
There is every possibility that he will retire after the upcoming IPL. In such a situation, Chennai will need a match finisher like Mahi. But in the mega auction, Chennai has got a replacement for the veteran, who can come as a finisher and hit big shots and win the match for the team. Now who is this player, let’s know
CSK ropes in MS Dhoni’s replacement for just Rs 1.20 crore
Source: PTI
The player who is being called the replacement of MS Dhoni is none other than Vijay Shankar, famous as 3D, whom Chennai bought in the mega auction at a meager price of 1.20 crores. Shankar is known as a 3D player. Let us tell you that the one who is an expert in bowling, fielding, and batting is called a 3D player. The specialty of Shankar’s batting is that he can bat anywhere from the middle order to the lower order.
Vijay Shankar can play a role like Dhoni
It is known that Shankar is famous for his stormy batting. If Vijay Shankar performs well with the bat for Chennai in the upcoming IPL season, then he may bat in place of MS Dhoni. It is known that Shankar was with Gujarat Titans last season.
During that time, he got a chance to play only 7 matches, in which he did not show any special performance. But in the last season i.e. 2023, he played well with the bat, in which he scored 301 runs at an average of 37. If Shankar shows the same performance for CSK, then his place in Chennai can be confirmed for a long time.
This is how Shankar has performed in IPL so far
If we talk about Vijay Shankar’s overall IPL career, he has played 72 matches so far, in which he has scored a total of 1,115 runs at an average of 25 and a strike rate of 129. Along with this, 3 half-centuries have also come from his bat. Apart from this, 63 runs have been his best performance