On 20 April, Mumbai Indians also trampled Chennai Super Kings by 9 wickets. This IPL season CSK has played 8 matches, and with 6 defeats, the points are at the bottom of the table. CSK’s biggest face MS Dhoni sometimes got down to batting number 9, sometimes played so slow. Despite repeated failures in Mataan, why are MS Dhoni so important for CSK and whether they are preparing for the next season; Will know in today’s Excellener … Question-1: At the bottom of Chennai Super Kings Points Table, what was the role of MS Dhoni’s batting in it? Answer: This season of IPL has been very difficult for Chennai Super Kings. So far, 6 defeats have been received in 8 matches. MS Dhoni has proved to be a failure in the role of Finisher. Match Wise Analysis… Match-1 (March 23): Chennai defeated Mumbai, Dhoni did not need Dhoni, Mumbai Indians had given a target of 156 runs to Chennai Super Kings. When MS Dhoni came to bat at number 8, CSK needed 4 runs to win. Dhoni did not score any runs off the remaining 2 balls of the 19th over. Rachin Ravindra won the match by putting six on the first ball of the 20th over. Match-2 (March 28): Dhoni, who came down at number 9 from Ashwin, Dhoni came to bat at number 9 in the match against Chennai Hara RCB. CSK then needed 97 runs off 28 balls to win the match. Ravichandran Ashwin was sent for batting before Dhoni in this match. MS Dhoni started slow in this match and could score only 5 runs in 7 balls till the 18th over. CSK lost the match by 50 runs. Dhoni came to bat at number 7 in this match. CSK then needed 54 runs in 25 balls. Dhoni scored 16 off 11 balls and was dismissed on the first ball of the 20th over. CSK lost the match by 6 runs. Match-4 (April 5): Dhoni scored 30 runs in 26 balls, CSK lost by 25 runs, chasing the target of 184 runs from Delhi, when Dhoni came to batting at number 7, CSK needed 110 runs in 56 balls. He had a chance of perfect finish, but Dhoni played 26 balls to score 30 runs. CSK lost this match by 25 runs. Match-5 (April 8): Dhoni played fast, but by then it was late, chasing the target of 220 runs from Punjab, Dhoni came to bat at number 5. 69 runs off 25 balls to win. Dhoni scored 27 off 12 balls at a strike rate of 225. But he was dismissed on the first ball of the 20th over. CSK also lost this match by 18 runs. Match-6 (April 11): Dhoni landed at number 9, scored 1 run in 4 balls, team captain Rituraj Gaikwad was injured and was out of the tournament. MS Dhoni was given the captaincy. CSK scored only 103 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs. Dhoni came to bat at number 9. He scored only 1 run on 4 balls. Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets. Match-7 (14 April): Vitenge Dhoni made 26 on 11 balls, CSK won in this match that it showed how cruel it is to perform Dhoni. Lucknow Super Giants gave a target of 167 runs. When Dhoni came to batting at number 7, 56 runs were needed off 30 balls. Dhoni scored 26 runs at a smokey 11 ball with a strike rate of 236. CSK won the match by 5 wickets after losing 5 consecutive matches. Dhoni, who came to bat at number 6, scored 4 runs on 6 balls. Mumbai Indians won these matches by 9 wickets. MS Dhoni was dismissed by 4 runs. Question-2: Can MS Dhoni no longer play the match winning big innings? Answer: After retiring from international cricket in 2020, Dhoni only focuses on IPL. If you look at the last 4 IPL season, their strike rate has improved. Dhoni’s strike rate may be attractive to see, but does not present the whole picture. After 2020, Dhoni did not bow more than 200 balls in any season. That is, they deliberately come to batting at a time when they do not face much balls. He has faced a total of 88 balls in 8 matches of IPL 2025. Remove an average, 11 balls in every match. That is, Dhoni is not even batting 2 overs. When asked about Dhoni’s batting at number 8, 9th, Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming said- MS cannot bat 10 overs. So on the match day of the match, we guess what you can do. W. Sawal-3: Why is Dhoni so important for CSK despite failing to win the match? Answer: MS Dhoni plays the role of a mentor and on -field strategist, not just a finisher batter for CSK. Dhoni is the only captain to win 100 matches in the IPL. At the same time, Dhoni has made CSK a five -time champion under his captaincy. However, MS Dhoni has become the backbone of the Chennai Super Kings franchise brand. Cinier sports journalist and writer Shivendra Kumar Singh says, ‘IPL is not just cricket and Dhoni is the strongest pillar of this brand. CSK’s best -selling jersey is number 7. Dhoni has the highest number of posters in the stadium. People buy stadium tickets to see them. Sponsors directly connect with Dhoni’s presence. ‘Sponsors directly connect with Dhoni’s presence. CSK’s estimated earnings in the 2024 IPL were around Rs 280 crore. Chennai stood at the 5th position in that season. While the IPL winner team KKR’s earnings were around 320 crores. Agencies like ESPN and Duff & Phelps connect a large part of CSK’s brand value to Dhoni. According to an estimate, due to Dhoni, CSK gets a market value of 100-150 crores every season. Shivendra Kumar Singh said, “Dhoni’s presence is more important for CSK than his performance.” Due to Dhoni being in the team, there is a craze of different levels in the fans. When Dhoni comes to the crease, the noise of the stadium reaches the high level and if they are out after scoring less then there is silence in the stadium. Fans want to see Dhoni inside the stadium in yellow jersey. This craze of Dhoni strengthens his place in CSK. Question-4: Will MS Dhoni not retire this year too? Answer: After the match on April 20, MS Dhoni said, “We have a lot of matches, which we have to win, so we will play only one match at a time.” So I think the most important thing is that we try to qualify. But if it does not, then prepare a safe eleven players for the following year and return firmly. This statement of Dhoni indicates two things. First- Mentally is ready to be out of CSK playoffs and second- MS Dhoni has started focusing on the next season. That is, they are not in the mood for retirement right now. CSK is also giving a similar indication. Because Rituraj was injured in the midst of Gaikwad season, the franchise looked at Dhoni for captaincy. Shivendra Kumar says, “Dhoni is expected to remain in CSK for the next few years. The team does not have a megastar like Dhoni, who keeps the fans of the team tied and keeps increasing the business. The team needs more popular facial than Dhoni than Dhoni. Till the team does not get any player more than Dhoni, Dhoni will be part of the team. However, during this time he will captain or not, it will be their own decision. The team cannot create pressure on this. ”CSK chose Dhoni for captaincy after Rituraj Gaikwad. How does the teams earn in the IPL? Answer: BCCI from IPL and all franchise teams earn three types of earnings. The Central Revenue earns about 60-70% of the total earnings of the IPL of Central Revenue. In 2024, BCCI earned a total of Rs 7,143 crore from the Central Revenue of the IPL. There are 2 important through this earnings-media or broadcasting rights: In this, all the matches of IPL will be able to show only the channels which will have its rights. The IPL’s broadcasting rights for 2023 to 2027 are near Jio. The money received from broadcasting rights contains 50% -50% of BCCI and teams. BCCI received Rs 3,571.5 crore according to a formula of 50% -50%, while the remaining Rs 3,571.5 crore was distributed among 10 teams. That is, every team got Rs 357.15 crore. Title Sponsorship: In this, the name of the company is added to the first IPL. Such as DLF IPL, Pepsi IPL, Vivo IPL and now Tata IPL. Companies spend fierce money for the title sponsorship of the IPL, as it leads to their publicity and benefits them. BCCI earned a total of Rs 7,143 crore from the Central Revenue of IPL. 2. Advertisement and promotional revenue earnings about 20-30% of the total earnings of IPL are advertising and promotional revenue. Companies also pay money to teams and BCCI for the names and people of the brands seen on the ground, boundary line, wickets, players, helmets and bat. The umpire’s jersey is also advertising price. 3. About 10% of the total earnings from local revenue comes from local revenue. This includes earnings from match tickets and other things. In a match, selling tickets earns up to about 4-5 crores. The domestic team gets 80% of these money. That is, every match earns about 5 crore rupees from tickets and parking. —————– Read other news related to IPL, Kohli IPL batsmen who score the most 50+: Youngest player playing for Mhatre CSK, Dubey’s catch from Bumrah; Mumbai Indians defeated Chennai Super Kings by 9 wickets in the 38th match of Moments-records IPL-18. Chennai scored 176 runs losing 5 wickets at the Wankhede Stadium. Mumbai achieved the target at the loss of 1 wicket in the 16th over. Both Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav both put fifty from the team. Read the full news … (tagstotranslate) Mumbai Indians (T) Chennai Super Kings (T) IPL 2025 (T) MS Dhoni (T) IPL CKS (T) IPL CSK Players List 2025 (T) IPL CSK Playoff (T) MS DHONII Retirement (T) IPL Team Earnings 2025 (T) IPL 2025 Prize Money
