Published 08:38 IST, April 19th 2020

IPL in limbo, Faf Du Plessis issues fervent appeal on MS Dhoni's criticality for CSK

South Africa's Faf du Plessis is no stranger when it comes to playing alongside Captain Cool MS Dhoni, especially after having played under 'Thala' for CSK

Reported by: Koushik Narayanan
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South Africa's Faf du Plessis is stranger when it comes to playing alongside Captain Cool MS Dhoni, especially after having played under 'Thala' for Chennai Super Kings in IPL. A skipper himself, du Plessis did t shy away from hailing MS Dhoni's 'strong leadership' style and revealed what it meant for CSK to be on field without ringmaster. An integral part of one of most consistent sides in IPL, Faf du Plessis revealed what it was like to play under ar captain being one himself and more as he joined CSK live on Instagram on Saturday. 

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"When MS walks off field..." 

Talking about Dhoni-impact on CSK, Faf du Plessis revealed team would never be same if MS Dhoni walked off field. Hailing Captain Cool's leadership style, du Plessis admitted that Dhoni's absence in CSK would leave a massive hole in side. Furr, being a skipper himself, Faf admitted that it was important to understand re was only one skipper in  side. For a side like CSK that has players who are skippers as well, Faf said that it was tough for those who wanted to run show to play under skipper's wings. 

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Raina hails Dhoni's leadership

Dhoni has been at helm of CSK affairs since inception of IPL in 2008 and led side to three titles and five runners-up finishes while team has qualified for play-offs in all 10 seasons it has participated. 33-year-old Raina, a key player for CSK and second most prolific batsman in IPL with 5,368 runs, said he improved over years because he got to play with so many left-handers including Matw Hayden, Michael Hussey and Stephen Fleming, among ors. "I improved over years playing for CSK I got to play with so many quality left-handers-(Maw Hayden), (Michael) Hussey, (Stephen) Fleming, Albie (Morkel), Kepler Wessels (CSK coach in 2008), Ravindra Jadeja," Raina said.

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08:38 IST, April 19th 2020