Former West Indies cricketer Dwayne Bravo was a part of the Chennai Super Kings team for 10 years in the IPL. During this time, he had the opportunity to play under MS Dhoni’s captaincy many times. Meanwhile, Dwayne Bravo recounted a memorable incident with Mahendra Singh Dhoni during the IPL 2018 season. He explained how MS Dhoni used his players. Bravo recently discussed this in a podcast.

Dwayne Bravo surprised to hear that from MS Dhoni, then the skipper of CSK

Dwayne Bravo praised Dhoni’s captaincy on the ‘Beard Before Wicket’ podcast and explained how Dhoni showed faith and trust in him. Bravo said, “In 2018, when we were returning from the ban, I once dived to catch a ball while fielding at long-on. Then Dhoni called me and said, ‘Never dive on the cricket field. Your four overs are more important than saving four runs.’ When he said this, I was surprised.”

The star all-rounder further added, “After that, I started fielding in the 30-yard circle. This was the approach Dhoni used. He knew what you were good at, and you just had to focus on that. He always encouraged you to be the best at that.”

He further said that Dhoni asked him about the field position in his first over. Bravo continues, “I told him what field placement I wanted and after that he never said anything to me about field placement again. I felt that he had complete confidence in me. He was like my elder brother. He just let me be myself, he did not try to change anything.”

Talking about CSK’s performance last season, the team won only four out of 14 matches and lost 10 matches. Ahead of IPL 2026 season, the franchise has reinforced their squad by investing on multiple emerging talents and some star signings as well.