Let’s put it squarely on the facts: This team was formed in 2018, as a result of what the franchise needed after its two-year ban, an immediate result, and a return to routine. While it may have worked very well in 2018, it worked remarkably well in 2019, but 2020?
“We always had the belief that we had the firepower in between. There was no plan to send Bravo ahead. Rayudu has been our main hitter, so we had protection in the middle. We have been aware of these things. Age is just a number, but you have to be very fit. There are no plans from now on, ”Dhoni said after winning the 2018 final but at the same time he was aware of the shortcomings that will apparently destroy them in the future.
This Chennai Super Kings team, better known as Dad’s Army, was based on the fact that there would always be a mega auction in 2021, where they will apparently take a different approach, a stance they have always taken before their ban. , where there would be a mixed team of youngsters and active cricketers. So far, Chennai was still ruling the turf at Chepauk with their tremendous spin unit, hitting never seemed to be in doubt. Furthermore, when Dhoni himself set the example, scoring 871 runs in two seasons, hitting low in the order, he was never forced to be questioned, so what really changed?
Until then, the three-time IPL winners never needed to take a different approach, as they were confident of playing seven games at home, where conditions would be intolerable and difficult for opponents. You may have the best effects units, but that day the men in yellow with the crowd behind them will make you look like a muppet and that worked for two seasons, brilliantly until weaknesses slowly began to turn into insecurities for fans. . The team still believed in the process, one that gave them immediate results, but fate had it differently, as the 2020 IPL moved to the United Arab Emirates.
Based on fate, fans couldn’t imagine that their CSK, the ones they loved and grew up watching were failing, not just under ordinary circumstances but extraordinary circumstances and fashion. They suddenly found themselves at the end of the table, eight in what was a surprise, but should it be? It shouldn’t be because the team’s main plan or process wasn’t just for ‘Thala’ to take care of it, but more importantly, Chepauk will take care of it. That’s the reasoning behind why they chose more spinners and apparently made other teams jealous of their spinning unit and some others laughed at the choices that could ruin them! But where is Plan-B?
CSK never had a Plan B, never, always participated with the assumption that Chepauk and Thala Dhoni would handle it on their own, and they both didn’t turn out the way they wanted. They also didn’t get Chepauk or a Dhoni to fire, instead they got one who was deceiving. Then came the moment of truth, was this team good enough to take on the strong favorites? It seemed they could, but it was all a sham, if anything, this team was a mere reflection of the sports talent available to them at the Auction. This team never needed more experience, they needed a spark, they needed talents, who would create that thunderous applause, were they there? We would never know, as the franchise was apparently hell-bent on going back to Plan A, which failed miserably and is allowed to criticize the process because the results don’t support it.
It shouldn’t come as a surprise now, legends say some fans are still celebrating the IPL victories of 2010 and 2011, based on the philosophy this team sorely needs. They need that hunger, it’s about the hunger games, in the end, the team that is hungrier will take away the delicacy. So what do they do now to save this season? None, they could test the best talent for the rest of their season and still finish in the bottom half, this is how the teams have developed while CSK is still like the Nokias of the tech world. Regardless of the Mega Auction, the franchise needs to go out and find those young people, whom Dhoni trusts, whom he thinks he’s seen enough to be world leaders.
Or worst-case scenario, if Dhoni is going to call it quits, well surprise from time to time, they would have to go back to the players who would lead them to do the right things. Shane Watson was good, Dwayne Bravo was good, and everyone else was great too, but the fact is, right now, a change often does more good than worse, and it’s okay to be critical and not blind. When Bravo wasn’t on the field, CSK struggled to find momentum towards the end, why leave it for the worst? In 2018, the franchise knew that their fielding was always going to be under the bomb, but in 2020, the boss comes out and defends them because of their ‘age’, somewhere something as minor as defense must change.
A local talent base is a must, and with that, if you’re unearthing some of the best talent in terms of rhythm bowling, that’s the right approach. If you really look at this outfit, you will understand that there is no fire, absolutely no fire in Chepauk. To Deepak Chahar and Shardul Thakur, all developed due to instilled faith and trust, they were never that good from day one. The faith, the confidence, the resurgence and the distancing of being hell-bent on turning in Chepauk. Dhoni’s brilliant and innovative thinker needs to wake up, start looking at the process, and change it for the better. This team still gives the fans a lot of hope, when they are not playing at their best, so imagine how much hope it would give the players if they trusted them.
An extended career for young people, changing the process and seemingly creating something better, everything the 39-year-old skipper has done in the past, be innovative and look for the right answers to the obvious questions. Very well, CSK could have chosen Narayan Jagadeesan as a starter instead of Murali Vijay, but the experience part helped them fall apart. It is not now or never for CSK this season, as the season has already passed through them in a split second, but it is now or never for them next season, which is still in their own hands.
If hitting doesn’t do you any good, why not do your best at bowling? Wouldn’t you like them to win? But at the moment, they don’t want to go for victory or change their plans, which is rigid and doesn’t work! “As long as he’s alive he’ll always have a Plan B”, unfortunately for CSK they are not alive in the competition nor do they appear to have a Plan B, which has worked! This CSK team for the last three years has thrived under the pressure of always chasing things, be it goals, terrains or races, but now the ‘I will chase’ approach is not working, they need to start taking things early and not leaving it late So before the 2020 season, the ball is in your court, CSK, start early or be doomed to chase late!
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