I will miss MS Dhoni’s leadership: Dwayne Bravo

West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has been an important piece of the puzzle for the Chennai Super Kings after being drafted into the side all those years ago. Having played under India skipper MS Dhoni, perhaps one of the best captains in the world, Bravo has come out saying that he will certainly miss playing under the leadership of MS Dhoni.

Dwayne Bravo was a prominent part of the Chennai Super Kings side that won the title in 2010 and 2011. The Super Kings also have the 2010 and the 2014 Champions League T20 in their kitty.

“Yes. I will miss Dhoni’s leadership and any player for that matter will miss him because he is one of the best Captains in the world,” said Bravo, who launched an “Ultimate Sports Coaching Programme” at a city Mall.

“We do play under different captains. But, it is a good opportunity for Suresh Raina to show his leadership skills.

Despite the leadership of MS Dhoni, Bravo believes that Suresh Raina is indeed the right person to lead new IPL franchise Gujarat Lions. However, the Trinidadian reiterated that there would never be a team such as the Chennai Super Kings while he believes that the fans from the Chennai Super Kings would come out to support the Gujarat Lions.

“Suresh Raina has years of experience and is the right man to lead the side. We are confident that he will do a good job. I have not met the team as of yet. We have new owners and I will have new teammates. He has a good team and will to excel.”

“There will never be a next CSK. There will not be another CSK. But, I think the people in Chennai will support Gujarat Lions because we have five players from CSK team.

“Besides me, there will be Raina, Brendon McCullum, Ravindra Jadeja and Dwayne Smith. I am excited about the new team, new franchise but we have the core of CSK players. We know how to win matches and we will be a force to be reckoned with,” he said.

“Although there won’t be Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals in this edition, I don’t see any let down in the intensity of the tournament. The league will miss its past two champions,” said Bravo.

“But you will have the players who have played for CSK and Rajasthan playing in the two new teams. There was a time when CSK were the team to beat. Hopefully, Gujarat Lions can rise to the occasion.

“It is going to be a competitive tournament. IPL is a prestigious tournament and every team will want to be IPL champions.”

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