"Spoon-Feeding Does Not Really Help The Captain": MS Dhoni Takes Over As CSK Captain From Ravindra Jadeja

MS Dhoni got CSK back to winning ways after taking over as captain from Ravindra Jadeja.

Dhoni said that the pressure of being captain affected Jadeja and that it had "burdened his prep and performances".

"Once you become captain, it means a lot of demands come in. But it affected his mind as the tasks grew. I think captaincy burdened his prep and performances," Dhoni said after CSK's win over SRH.

"Spoon-feeding doesn't really help the captain, on the field you have to take those crucial decisions and you have to take responsibility for those decisions. Once you become the captain, we have to take care of many things and that also includes your own game," Dhoni said.

Under Jadeja, defending champions CSK won only two of the first eight matches and are just ahead of Mumbai Indians in ninth place.