India, April 12 -- Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni's puzzling move of using Deepak Hooda as an Impact Sub while batting first against the Kolkata Knight Riders in an IPL 2025 match at the Chidambaram Stadium on Friday, drew a lot of eyeballs. Dhoni, back as CSK captain, an elbow injury ruled Ruturaj Gaikwad out of the tournament, did not have a good day in the office. He managed only 1 off 4 balls with the bat and moreover, his captaincy was way off the mark. CSK slumped to one of their heaviest-ever defeats in the IPL as KKR chased down their 1-4-run target in 10.1 overs with eight wickets in hand.

It all started with CSK's batting order. Despite the CSK batters struggling against KKR spinners Moeen Ali, Varun Chakarvarthy and Suni...