Delhi: MS Dhoni has given up the responsibility of his captaincy, in such a situation, Kolkata Knight Riders' all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer mentioned an incident in the captaincy of former Chennai Super Kings captain Dhoni, which reflects his strategic thinking.

Iyer returned to KKR

Venkatesh Iyer, who was associated with KKR at a heavy price of Rs 23.75 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction, recalled an interesting incident to Dhoni's captaincy. This incident is of the match when the fight between CSK and KKR was held, and Dhoni's leadership shocked them.

Dhoni had changed the field

In the match played at Chenai's Ma Chidambaram Stadium, when KKR got an easy target of 145 runs, Dhoni made a minor change in the fielding. Dhoni took out a fielder from Deep Square leg and placed it on a short-thread, which was slightly different from the normal situation. After this, on the same ball, Iyer gave a catch on the short-third, which showed the understanding and strategy of Dhoni's captaincy.

Iyer asked Dhoni, 'Why'

After the match, Iyer asked Dhoni why he had changed the fielding. Dhoni responded in detail about this. He told that he was trying to understand the direction of Iyer's shot and had speculated that if Iyer would play the shot on that ball, he would go in the same direction. Dhoni's ability shows how soon he understands the batsman's thinking.

Dhoni's strategy

Iyer said that this was a great example of Dhoni's “proactive” captaincy. He knew where the batsman would play shots and prepared a field strategy accordingly. This was Dhoni's skill, so that he used to take the right decisions, understanding the position of the match and the thinking of the batsman.

Iyer further said, “If I had played even after a few more balls, perhaps the same shot would not have played, but Dhoni's strategy forced me to play the shot towards the short third on the same ball.”