“Management wanted Sehwag, MS Dhoni was not first choice skipper for CSK in 2008” says Former CSK batsman S Badrinath

Former CSK batsman S Badrinath made a revelation regarding the franchises’ first choice of captain which wasn’t MS Dhoni.

Former CSK batsman S Badrinath has made a revelation about the team about the inaugural season. MS Dhoni has been the skipper for the side since its inaugural season and has been doing it ever since. Surprisingly Dhoni wants the first choice for the franchise, Virender Sehwag was.

The side decided Sehwag to lead the side but the latter wanted to stay with his domestic side which was Delhi said Badrinath on his YouTube channel. With the IPL’s first season in 2008. “The management had decided on picking Sehwag for sure, but Sehwag himself said that he was brought up in Delhi, so he would have a better connection.

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“The management agreed for him to play in Delhi, thinking it would be better. Then came the auctions, and they saw who was the better player, and before that India won the 2007 World T20. And only then did they decide to sign Dhoni. “In 2008, MS Dhoni was the most expensive player, they bought him for INR 6 crores. So this is a story you probably don’t know but Dhoni was picked instead of Sehwag. According to me, MS Dhoni coming to CSK was killing three birds with one stone. One, he is one of the best captains the world has ever seen. There is no trophy that he doesn’t have.

“Second, the best finisher. A finisher is a very important part of all the best T20 teams around the world. Even if you see all the good teams today, Mumbai Indians have Pollard, Kolkata Knight Riders have Andre Russell, CSK has MS Dhoni. And third, he is an excellent wicketkeeper. One of the best and safest keepers I have ever seen.”