Zaheer replaced Stephen Fleming , who was at the helm for 18 seasons while playing an instrumental role in making CSK one of the most successful teams in the world’s biggest T20 league. Winds of change are blowing in the Chennai Super Kings camp. MS Dhoni ‘s preference to work with a familiar face in the Chennai Super Kings camp on Monday turned out to be the reason behind the five-time IPL winners appointing former India pacer Zaheer Khan as their head coach.
“In the case of Tamil Nadu’s very own Hemang Badani , his poor show as Delhi Capitals’ coach during the two-year stint under co-owners GMR went against him,” the report added. “Welcoming Zaheer Khan as the Head Coach of Chennai Super Kings,” CSK announced on X. “Both years, under Badani’s coaching, DC performed miserably. as a coach, did well in ILT20 and The Hundred, those competitions are not even a patch on what the IPL is and hence couldn’t be given enough credence While Badani. The former New Zealand captain has now taken up the role of England’s head coach in Test cricket. It is understood that CSK’s cricket management committee, comprising Dhoni, skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad , and owner Rupa Gurunath, wanted an Indian coach this time.
