Former Indian opener Aakash Chopra has opined that the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) paid a heavy price for MS Dhoni pushing himself down the batting order in yesterday's IPL 2020 clash against the Rajasthan Royals (RR). He made this observation while reviewing CSK's defeat against RR in a video shared on his YouTube channel.

Aakash Chopra started by lauding the ease with which Sanju Samson was caressing the ball into the stands. The latter was particularly severe on Piyush Chawla, who was the Chennai Super Kings' standout bowler from their previous match against the Mumbai Indians.
The reputed commentator pointed out that Steve Smith playing like a junior partner in his partnership with Samson was ample proof of the talent the young wicket-keeper-batsman possesses.
Aakash Chopra highlighted the mauling Lungi Ngidi received from the willow of Jofra Archer as the differentiating factor in the match, with Chennai Super Kings never recovering from the assault.
While talking about the Chennai Super Kings' batting effort, Aakash Chopra observed that the three-time IPL champions did not get off to a flying start with the problem compounded by their messed-up batting order.
The former KKR player reckoned that MS Dhoni should have come above Ruturaj Gaikwad and Kedar Jadhav, and observed that Chennai Super Kings paid a heavy price for their captain's reluctance to come up the order.
He highlighted that MS Dhoni required a few deliveries to get into his groove, which was evident from his strike rate in the initial stages of his innings.
MS Dhoni walked in to bat with the Chennai Super Kings struggling at a score of 114/5 after 13.4 overs, needing another 103 runs for victory from just 38 deliveries. Although he did smash three consecutive sixes in the final over bowled by Tom Curran, it turned out to be too little too late as CSK lost the match by 16 runs.