India, April 7 -- Chennai Super Kings star MS Dhoni found himself in an unfamiliar territory over the last few days. There have been many discussions on the India legend throughout his glorious IPL career, but for the first time, experts, and even CSK fans, have been critical of Dhoni, with many calling for his retirement from the tournament. Joining the bandwagon of former cricketers, ex-Australia captain Ricky Ponting, currently the head coach of the Punjab King, weighed in on the retirement talks around Dhoni.

Speaking to The Indian Express during the Idea Exchange recently, Ponting went against the tide and backed Dhoni amid the criticism. He rather found no logic in questioning how CSK approached the situation and sent a "dangerous"...