The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are the most consistent side in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in last seven years. This team has made it to the semi-finals in all the occasions and also won the IPL crown twice in 2010 and 2011 seasons.
This year too, it is not expected to be different. The teams who are looking to do go the distance in the 8th edition of the league will have to beat CSK first before even thinking about winning the title.
Lots of people have wondered why and how the CSK manage to maintain such a level of consistency. The biggest factor, which binds the team together, is the presence of MS Dhoni at the helm of affairs. He is the strongest link in the team.
In last four years, Dhoni has lead India to a World Cup victory, won the Champions Trophy, emerged as the runner-up in the World T20 Championship and also led India to the semi-final of the 2015 World Cup in Australia. Even in IPL, he is the most consistent captain in the entire circuit.
Make his team play anywhere Dhoni always has some tricks up his sleeve. Even an opponent captain like a Michael Clarke, who recently won the World Cup for his team, will find it difficult to outsmart Dhoni that easily.
There are players like Suresh Raina, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohit Sharma who play a major role in CSK team, but it’s always been their captain who the reason behind their consistency over the years.
