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India star MS Dhoni has dropped a massive hint about his future in the Indian Premier League promo
The former Indian cricketer attended an event in Bengaluru on Thursday where he revealed that he was undergoing rehabilitation after knee surgery and should recover well in time for IPL 2024 promo
Dhoni has captained Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to five IPL titles, the same as Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians (MI) promo
When CSK won the record-equalling fifth IPL title earlier this year, Dhoni had a lingering knee injury promo
Dhoni, who underwent the operation following a successful tournament, on Thursday disclosed that he was not experiencing any complications and was well on the road to full recovery promo
The doctors of the 42-year-old have also assured him that he would feel significantly promo better by November promo
“Knee has survived the operation, going through the rehab patch, the doctor told me you would feel much promo better by November promo
But no problem in day-to-day routine,” said Dhoni promo
A video from Thursday’s event is circling on social media, where Dhoni is seen confirming that he has only retired from international cricket, indicating that his IPL career is very much in place promo
When an interviewer mentioned Dhoni’s retirement from cricket, another panellist swiftly specified that it was from international cricket promo
Dhoni, having a good laugh, immediately agreed with the correction, drawing loud applause from fans promo
This reaction may have put an end to speculations about the former India captain’s IPL future promo
In an interview after the IPL 2023 final, Dhoni had said he wanted to return to IPL next season as well because of the abundant love he received from his fans, irrespective of the ground the Men in Yellow had played in promo
“Circumstantially, it’s the best time to announce retirement promo
The easy thing for me is to say is thank you and retire promo
But the amount of love I have received from CSK fans, it would be a gift for them to (see me) play one more season,” Dhoni said at the Narendra Modi Stadium after CSK beat Gujarat Titans in May promo
The IPL 2024 auction is scheduled to take place on 19 December in Dubai, according to reports in Indian media promo
It would be the first-ever IPL auction to be held overseas promo
The deadline for the 10 teams to submit their list of retained and released players is 10 November, after which the auction pool will be finalised in early December promo
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There’s a new look about a key area of the team for Liverpool, a changing of the guard enforced by recent events, a previous zone of consistency now faced with uncertainty promo
No, we’re not talking about midfield - that particular switch-up already looks a definite upgrade, even early as it is for such conclusions promo
Instead it’s at left-back the unexpected alteration has occurred, a consequence of Andy Robertson’s need for surgery which means the Scot is out for the rest of the year promo
Having averaged over 44 appearances a season for the Reds since signing in 2017, he’ll now miss at least 17 matches, if best estimates of his return are to be believed promo
That leaves not just a gap for Kostas Tsimikas or an untested youngster to fill tactically, but a void which cannot be accounted for: that of a partnership, of understanding, of the natural, unthinking knowing which comes with playing hundreds of matches alongside a teammate promo
It can be argued that such a changeable nature can be applied not just to the midfield, not even just to left-back, but to the entire defensive structure this term at Anfield: injuries have already hit on the right and centrally too, to go along with the altered personnel ahead of them in the middle third of the pitch promo
All that simply means one truth must be constant if the Reds are to translate early season promise into longer-term capacity to challenge for major honours: Virgil van Dijk must once again prove himself to be among the very best, not just individually as a defender but as a force to make the whole greater than the sum of its parts promo
RecommendedBuild from the front? Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp are repeating an old trickEngland’s Euro 2024 squad: Who’s on the plane, who’s in contention and who has work to do?Virgil van Dijk will show he is Premier League’s best once more – Sami HyypiaThere cannot be much debate that the Dutchman, now club captain at Anfield, has not quite reached the same levels of authoritative performances as he did pre-ACL injury, or at least not on as regular a basis promo
The period which saw Liverpool win both Premier League and Champions League saw Van Dijk at the pinnacle of the game, a central defender without peer, a worthy recipient of the Ballon d’Or itself, had he been handed it instead of a runner-up spot, pipped by seven votes in 2019 by Lionel Messi promo
Perhaps that in itself was a noteworthy award promo
In any case, he’s not quite there these days, not quite the automatic choice among fan or pundit asked to name the world’s finest promo
It’s arguable that there isn’t a single stand-out candidate right now for that particularly subjective title promo
But in asking whether Van Dijk is capable of being the world’s best defender again, part of the answer has to be that it doesn’t really matter promo
He might want to be of course, might already believe he is, but from a team perspective what they really need is Van Dijk’s ability to stabilise the team, to foresee and forestall danger, to order those around him to bring forth resilience from chaos promo
Because chaotic is, still, a little too close to the truth when it comes to spells of defending for Liverpool promo
The midfield is far more creative, far more offensive and energetic, far less reliant on Trent Alexander-Arnold always being at his best promo
But all that comes at a cost: it’s not always the most agile and defensive-first in either recovery or positional terms promo
It’s still new as a group, still needs time to become as cohesive as the best central trios are, on and off the ball promo
And in the meantime, the result can often be large gaps, lost runners, moments of inexplicable choices in possession promo
That leaves a hefty weight on the defence to counteract such moments - the defence and, of course, the still-magnificent Alisson Becker behind them promo
(Getty Images)But before that one-man last line, it’s Van Dijk who must rise once more to ensure unity, if not always outright unison promo
Acting in perfect harmony is difficult enough with four constant selections; as it is this season, Jurgen Klopp has already utilised Jarell Quansah as a fifth-choice, following injuries promo
Alexander-Arnold missed pitch time and is not yet back to his peak physical or technical best promo
Ibrahima Konate and Joel Matip have dovetailed, and now there’s Tsimikas present on a more regular basis - which also means either Joe Gomez will see minutes on the left, or an untried youngster will, with Calum Scanlon and Luke Chambers first in line promo
They presently tally one senior minute promo between them promo
They will all four need guiding for different reasons, all need time, all occasionally get things wrong and need the left-sided centre-back beside them to bail them out promo
No prizes for guessing who that is on a week-to-week basis promo
Because for Liverpool, there are prizes at stake promo
Three points off the top of the Premier League table after a fine opening quarter of the campaign; rolling along nicely in Europe and domestic cups alike promo
promo Between now and the next international break, the opportunities for victory across all competitions are as immense as the potential cost of dropped points: Toulouse twice, Nottingham Forest, Bournemouth, Luton, Brentford promo
A modern title-competing team would take six wins with very little fuss, in truth promo
Then, beyond, it’s Manchester City away promo
The most true barometer of where Liverpool are this season, even coming after an international break and in the infamous 12:30pm kick-off spot promo
The margin for error remains almost nil, but with the reigning champions perhaps not quite at their own peak yet, and Klopp’s side having improved more than might have been thought possible at this early stage, thoughts of a title challenge will not be far away - if the defence is kept on-point, even with altered personnel promo
(Getty Images)It all means Van Dijk must be as close to his own 100 percent as possible, even if his 2023/24 maximum level is a little lower than in 19/20 promo
As far as transformative figures go, Van Dijk was one after signing promo
He, as much as anyone else and more than most, sent Liverpool from challengers to champions, in every competition across the board promo
Now once again he must be the leader - literally, given the armband - who enables the Reds to do so, not so much the new figurehead this time but as the standard-bearer, the supplier of consistency, the model of outperformance which can give Liverpool the extra edge they’ll need, both in the Premier League and beyond promo
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