Viewership increases 119 percent in Chennai for matches with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) compared to those involving other IPL teams, a survey says. However, IPL’s most loyal fan base is on the brink of wits after CSK’s attempts to hunt down a target without success. The biggest question on everyone’s mind is whether the team dubbed the ‘daddy’s army’ is finally running out of steam.
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On Friday, Delhi Capitals (DC) beat them at their own game, tactically and with superior performances in the effects department. Axar Patel took advantage of Shane Watson’s poor record against his left arm spin, knocking him out in the early powerplay phase. Watson’s former teammate in Australia and DC coach Ricky Ponting couldn’t hide his joy.
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Among the many tactical mistakes was sending the inexperienced Ruturaj Gaikwad at No. 4 to join Faf du Plessis when Amit Mishra and Patel were pitching heavily against right-handers rather than counterattacking through left-handers Sam Curran or Ravindra Jadeja.
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Coach Stephen Fleming admitted CSK’s shortcomings. “We’ve used that tactic (to promote Curran) the last two games, but with Kedar Jadhav and also MS, we almost have too many hitting options right now. So we were a bit confused with what we shipped.
“We just need to be a little clearer with what we are doing. Perhaps what we lack is a greater contribution at the top, “he said after the game. “There are many questions and an examination of conscience, in particular from a coaching and strategic point of view. We are trying to find combinations where we attract the best players at the right time. Keeping order everywhere is not really our style, but we have tried and will review how it went. ”
A six-day break before their next game gives CSK time to make sure the game isn’t over when Dhoni comes out to bat. On Friday, he came up with the 18 year old application fee. It was more than 16 years in the loss against RR. Dhoni said: “When it comes to hitting, we lack a bit of steam. There is no momentum from the start, which hurts. If you’re already chasing more than 160, your running speed keeps increasing and puts additional pressure on middle-order hitters. ”
With starter Murali Vijay looking cranky and Watson yet to shoot, after Suresh Raina left the team’s biobubble, CSK is lacking hitting power. Dhoni hopes that Ambati Rayudu, who hit a 71 of 48 balls in the win over the Mumbai Indians but missed the next two games due to a hamstring strain, will return for the next game.
Spin is another concern for a team that swaps spin combinations at will when playing in Chennai based on opposing batsmen. For two games in a row, the Chawla-Jadeja combine has had around 10 runs once again, while South Africa’s leg thrower Imran Tahir, the holder of last year’s purple cap as the biggest wicket taker, deals with drinks.
“It is an area of concern because it has been a great strength for CSK. You have to think that the style of play that we have developed over the last 12 years is largely based on spin, “said Fleming. “We are struggling to adapt to the rhythm and style we have to pitch in the middle. That in the last two games in particular has been an area that we have not done so well. We need to rectify that. ”
Dhoni said that, playing on the big grounds of the United Arab Emirates, bowlers should also shift focus from taking grounds to throwing a stable line and checking the score.
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