Former South African National Cricket Team player Dale Steyn He has expressed his desire to coach Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025). He said that he always wanted to play with MS Dhoni and is interested in doing so now as he will learn from the best.
MS Dhoni has undoubtedly been a prominent figure in the world of cricket. His contribution to the game is immense. The wicketkeeper-batsman is one of the finest cricketing minds the sport has ever seen, both at the international level and at the IPL level.
MS Dhoni made Chennai Super Kings the most successful in IPL
The amount of success achieved by MS Dhoni has been immense. He led the Indian National Cricket to all the ICC trophies won under his leadership. Not only this, but the wicket-keeper made Chennai Super Kings the most successful in the league as he led the team to five titles.
One of the main reasons why MS Dhoni is so highly regarded is how he brings out the best from the other players in the team along with himself. He played a major role in shaping the career of many players. He is also credited for giving players like Virat Kohli to the Indian team. Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadejaand others.
I am a big fan of MS Dhoni – Dale Steyn
Over the years many players have expressed their desire to play with Dhoni and the same is the case now. Former South African player Dale Steyn also showed his admiration for the former Chennai Super Kings captain.
Dale Steyn has said he always wanted to play for Chennai Super Kings and was even keen to take a pay cut and get hot benches. He said that even if he had the opportunity to play today, he would return to play as a goalkeeper. Speaking on the podcast, he explained:
“I am a big fan of MS Dhoni – always wanted to be a part of CSK. I was even ready to take a pay cut to be in the CSK environment. I was ready to sit on the CSK bench if it meant being a part of CSK. team “
“I mean, I wanted to play for a guy like MS Dhoni. If someone had told me that I would be who I am today. I would have probably gone into it so that it could make me a better player.”
I would like to coach teams that can win the IPL – Dale Steyn
Dale Steyn talked about his dream to become a coach teams and he believes working with MS Dhoni will help shape his career. He said he wants to coach teams that can win IPL and World Cups and it would be good to learn from Dhoni. He added:
“There’s potential to understand the game and become a better coach in the future because I’d love to now because I’m not the game anymore. I’d love to coach teams that can go on to win the IPL, World Cups and all these other trophies and I think Dhoni has It would be great if you could find out who does it best.”
Dale Steyn represented the now-defunct Deccan Chargers, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers and Gujarat Lions (also now defunct) in the IPL. Before taking over as Sunrisers’ bowling coach ahead of the 2022 season.
