Matthew Hayden
Ajinkya Rahane and Shivam Dube have been struggling in their respective IPL franchises not so long ago. A look at the present: Both have resurrected their Matthew Hayden believes Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the ‘magician’ who can turn ‘someone else’s trash’ into treasure. He also praised his unmatched contribution to CSK's track record and his humility when it comes to cricket. Hayden believes the global rise of T20 cricket has made it difficult for players to play all game formats and also made the future of 50-over cricket uncertain. He believes that it is inevitable that tomorrow's children will want to play franchise cricket and that it will always be a challenge when there is an enormous amount of money to be made.
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Matthew Hayden | Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a magician who can make treasure out of other people’s trash: Matthew Hayden
Ajinkya Rahane and Shivam Dube have been struggling in their respective IPL franchises not so long ago. A look at the present: Both have resurrected their careers in the colors of the Chennai Super Kings.
Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden believes Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the ‘magician’ who can turn ‘someone else’s trash’ into treasure. Hayden also said the former India captain’s unmatched contribution to CSK’s track record makes his playing future in the franchise “nearly irrelevant”.
“MS is a magician. He takes someone else’s trash and turns it into treasure. He is a very skilled and positive captain. He said something really interesting which I think not only sums up his humility and his truthfulness when it comes to cricket where he is represented, which is the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association,” said Hayden.
“The alignment between this federation and the franchise, how strong it is in terms of building this process. For me that is MS. There is a systematic approach to going through and working through things. He did that for India and he’s doing it for the Chennai Super Kings too.
“It doesn’t really matter whether he plays next year or not. I personally don’t think he will, but he’s MS Dhoni,” Hayden said.
The 51-year-old Australian believes the global rise of T20 cricket has made it difficult for players to play all game formats and also made the future of 50-over cricket uncertain.
“The time of the three format players will soon come to an end. It would put the game in question around the world…if those formats are even viable anymore.
“It seems to me that the excitement of playing Test cricket is still strong and the Test World Cup is a good example of that. Otherwise I see a lot of T20 cricket being played.
“It is inevitable that tomorrow’s children will want to play sports, they will want to play franchise cricket. We have seen a number of players, particularly from marginalized communities, for example West Indies cricketers, becoming very active in other sports and being poached into other sports because of their great sporting ability. The big crash from the beautiful sides of the 80’s.
“Someone like Nicholas Pooran, for example. Is he really interested in playing Test match cricket? Before him, Dwayne Bravo played a little Test cricket but mostly franchise cricket around the world.
“There are hundreds of such examples. From Australia, someone like David Warner… Will he focus on Test cricket now or will he play the rest of his career (in T20)?
“It will always be a challenge when there is an enormous amount of money to be made. It’s going to happen and everything should be embraced,” Hayden said.