Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni hit his batters as CSK faced a 37-run loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore in their 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) clash in Dubai on Saturday (10 October).
Pursuing a 170-run goal, the team led by Dhoni scored 132 of 8 in 20 overs and only Ambati Rayudu (42), N Jagadeesan (33), Faf du Plessis (14) and Dhoni (10) managed to score in double digits. .
“Batting has been a bit worrisome and today it was also evident. We have to do something about it. We can’t keep showing up … it’s almost the same thing that is happening, maybe the individuals are different, but I think it’s better to play backwards. – Play the big shots and even if you come out that’s fine because we can’t drop too many after the 15th or 16th, that just puts too much pressure on the lower level hitters. ” Dhoni said after the game.
“Our hitting has lacked a bit, you can say, more power from 6 onwards, individuals get tentative and no matter how much confidence I’m giving them, ultimately they have to have their own plan on how to play. “. added.
Dhoni also expressed his dissatisfaction with the performance of his players, saying that there are “too many holes” in CSK’s boat at the moment and that the team must plug these holes without wasting any more time.
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“Think of the last 4 overs when we were bowling (we didn’t go as planned), before the players had done a good job, we needed to close out well. I think when it comes to our bowling we have shown that we can restrict the opposition, or we hit too many in the first six or last four. Too many holes in the boat and when you try to plug one, there is water flowing from another. We need to get going. Everything must work in the same game to get a result. Once if we get a result in our favor, it will be a little different for us, “said Dhoni.
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This was CSK’s second consecutive loss. The three-time IPL champions are now in sixth place with just 2 wins in 7 games. Meanwhile, RCB is in fourth place after winning four games.
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