Chennai Super Kings batsman Faf Du Plessis heaps praise on skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his ability to hit any bowler and said such a quality can make life difficult for any rival captain.
Dhoni powered CSK to a mammoth score of 211/4 at the end of the regulation overs, courtesy of his unbeaten 51 of just 22 balls to guide his team to a 13-run victory over bottom-placed Delhi Daredevils at Pune.
Dhoni has re-gained his ability of last overs flourish against DD and RCB, that has kept the critics quite.
“He (Dhoni) is in really good form at the moment, so its extremely tough to bowl to him when he is in a form like that. He has got such a big arch and if you want to bowl wide he can still hit you to the leg side,” Du Plessis said at the post-match press conference.
“He has got a lot of options, so it makes life difficult for a bowler and a captain because he can hit any ball to wherever he wants to. That kind of form is obviously very important to us,” he added.
Du Plessis also praised young Indian batsman Ambati Rayadu for his flexibility.
Rayudu has been outstanding for the Chennai based franchise, as he keeps performing despite the change in his batting order on regular basis.
“Rayadu’s flexibility has really impressed me. I have really enjoyed watching him bat in this IPL. The ability to come in and score boundaries from the first ball is a very difficult skill. That ability to come at four and five and score a boundary straight-away, not a lot of people can do that,” Du Plessis said.
“With Suresh (Raina) at three and (Rayadu) at four, if we get off to a solid start, the two can just come in and play their natural game which ca be dangerous for the opposition. So we are fortunate that we have got a lot of options in the batting unit,” he concluded.
