{"id":486925,"date":"2026-03-21T02:52:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T02:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/486925\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T02:52:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T02:52:19","slug":"csk-dont-benefit-from-ms-dhoni-controversial-take-from-ex-india-teammate-goes-viral-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/486925\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;CSK don\u2019t benefit from MS Dhoni&#8217;: Controversial take from ex-India teammate goes viral | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774061538_6_dhoni-csk-1403-ipl.jpg\" alt=\"'CSK don\u2019t benefit from MS Dhoni': Controversial take from ex-India teammate goes viral\" title=\"MS Dhoni (Image credit: BCCI\/IPL) \" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>MS Dhoni (Image credit: BCCI\/IPL)  NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/irfan-pathan\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Irfan Pathan<\/a> has stirred debate ahead of IPL 2026 by leaving <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ms-dhoni\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MS Dhoni<\/a> out of his preferred <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/chennai-super-kings\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chennai Super Kings<\/a> (CSK) playing XI. He feels Dhoni\u2019s current role as a lower-order batter, who faces very few balls, doesn\u2019t add enough value to the team unless he takes on more responsibility.Pathan explained that while Dhoni remains a legend, his limited time at the crease doesn\u2019t always help the team. He suggested that a more active batter like Sarfaraz Khan should take that spot instead.  <\/p>\n<p> Watch<\/p>\n<p> Shashi Tharoor &amp; Samson\u2019s Redemption Story: From Setbacks to Glory\u201cSarfaraz Khan has a place in this team at number six,&#8221; Pathan said on his YouTube channel. \u201cBut if MS Dhoni says he\u2019ll play regularly\u2026 because at some time, even the world\u2019s best batter has to retire. Will he play all games? Will he not? I have been saying this for a long time, him being out there for two overs are certainly pleasing for Dhoni\u2019s fans, but CSK don\u2019t benefit from it. &#8220;If Dhoni has to play, it has to be four overs, only then does it benefit the team. If he doesn\u2019t play, then does he think \u2018Let\u2019s make a team where batters get the best chance?\u2019 because it\u2019s Dhoni\u2019s team,&#8221; he added.Irfan Pathan&#8217;s Playing XI for CSK: Sanju Samson, Ayush Mhare, Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Shivam Dube, Dewald Brevis, Sarfaraz Khan, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Akeal Hosein, Matt Henry, Noor Ahmad and Impact player: Khaleel Ahmed.Pathan picked a playing eleven that included new faces like Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma, leaving out Dhoni for now. He also hinted that this decision could change depending on Dhoni\u2019s role in the batting order.With CSK struggling in recent seasons, including finishing last in 2025, the franchise is looking to rebuild. The addition of players like Sanju Samson shows a shift towards the future, and IPL 2026 could be a crucial season in deciding the team\u2019s direction and Dhoni\u2019s role going forward.<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/microsite_v2\/website-toisa,path-book_pass_2026.cms?utm_source=TOI&amp;utm_medium=Masthead_sports\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Banner Insert\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" title=\"\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdersrc=\"\" placeholdermsid=\"\" msid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/129493222.cms.jpeg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MS Dhoni (Image credit: BCCI\/IPL) NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Irfan Pathan has stirred debate ahead of IPL&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":486926,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[28021,1721,91539,172503,172502,17779,17774,23306,37361,12765,8887,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-486925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-chennai-super-kings","tag-cricket","tag-cricket-analysis","tag-csk-playing-xi","tag-dhoni-retirement","tag-ipl","tag-ipl-2026","tag-ipl-news","tag-irfan-pathan","tag-ms-dhoni","tag-sarfaraz-khan","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=486925"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486925\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/486926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=486925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=486925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=486925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}