Chennai Super Kings lost their third straight game in the thirteenth season of the Indian Premier League. Against Sunrisers Hyderabad, CSK was asked to chase 166 at the Dubai International Stadium. But they couldn’t pull off the feat as they managed to score just 157 runs in their quota of 20 overs. Responsibility for the result fell once again on CSK captain MS Dhoni, who carried the hope of his team together with Ravindra Jadeja.
But Dhoni was unable to take his side home, as it seemed he went after the bowlers too late. Dhoni was unbeaten in 47 runs on 36 balls and CSK lost the game by seven runs. Dhoni is one of the fittest cricketers in the cricket world despite being 39 years old, but he was also seen fighting in the scorching heat in the United Arab Emirates on Friday. He spoke about the situation after the game, saying his throat had become dry and he started coughing.
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“I tried to get as much time as possible. It’s pretty dry here. Then the throat becomes dry and you start coughing. When you have legal signs, you can take some time off. ”
His side came up short once again despite having him in the crease, Dhoni said he was trying to hit the ball too hard when timing the ball was a better option against SRH.
“I couldn’t make many deliveries. I was trying to hit him too hard. When the gate is slightly on the slower side, it is best to time it. As for the outfield, we subconsciously came up with hitting the ball hard, ”Dhoni said after his team’s third loss in four games.
Dhoni made three changes to his game XI, but couldn’t stop the slide. He recognized that they need to find solutions.
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“A long time ago we lost three in a row. We need to do many things well. It is professionalism. We need to take our catches, not throw without balls. Those are the controllable ones and we may be relaxing too much, ”he said.
“We have been a little too relaxed at times. After the 16th final, we had two good overs, but overall we could have been a little better. ” Nobody wants to drop sacks, but at the same level at this level, we need to draw a line and say these sacks should be taken especially when the team hasn’t been doing extraordinarily well, ”he said referring to the opportunities poured out when SRH’s Abhishek Sharma was hitting. . It is very important to be at your best. There are many positives to this game, but we will try to come back strong. “
(with PTI inputs)
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