Will MS Dhoni become CSK's batting coach? Photo: BCCI
\n\nChennai Super Kings (CSK) recently announced their coaching set-up for the 20th edition of IPL. Zaheer Khan has been appointed the new head coach. He has been joined by Mohit Sharma, Gareth Batty and Albie Morkel. Surprisingly, CSK haven't appointed a batting coach and the franchise has confirmed that it won't appoint more coaches. Subramaniam Badrinath, who had a six-year stint with CSK as a player, has predicted that MS Dhoni could become the franchise's batting coach and mentor.
\n\nSpeaking on his YouTube channel, Badrinath said: "CSK have three assistant coaches. But there is no batting coach. I have a feeling MS Dhoni will become the mentor and batting coach. Because they have consciously not picked a batting coach. The CEO also said they will not have a batting coach. So maybe Dhoni will look into it, and the decision has been made based on that."
\n\nDhoni is still active as a player in IPL. Though he hasn't played a professional game since IPL 2025. Dhoni was ruled out of the initial matches of IPL 2026 due to an injury. He once again injured himself during a warm-up game, which ruled…
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