MS Dhoni’s post-match comments after the Chennai Super Kings lost a 2020 IPL match to the Rajasthan Royals in Abu Dhabi on Monday about the team’s youth not doing enough to guarantee a spot in the XI of game, they haven’t gone well with former India international Kris Srikkanth who hit the Comments from the former captain of India as ‘ridiculous’. “There were some opportunities for the youngsters. Maybe we didn’t see the kind of spark they could have given us to say ok, push the experienced and make space for them,” Dhoni had said after the match. (FULL COVERAGE IPL 2020 | 2020 IPL CALENDAR | TABLE OF POINTS IPL 2020)
“I do not agree with the Dhoni process. If anything, the selection process is wrong. You say young people (like Jagadeesan) have no sparks, Scooter Jadhav has sparks, right?” Sirkkanth said on Star Sports Tamil. (ORANGE CAP IPL 2020 | PURPLE CAP IPL 2020)
“Come on, this is ridiculous, I will not accept this answer today. By continuing to talk about the process, the whole tournament is ending for CSK,” he added.
Dhoni had also talked about giving young people a chance now when there was no pressure on them. “Today, what is the result, give those guys, whatever is left in the league stages, they will have a chance and they will not have a real pressure on them. They can express themselves and give us the option to look for other options in the formation hitting, “he had said.
However, Srikkanth also disagreed with this, adding that the players Dhoni was endorsing weren’t doing anything to justify their place anyway.
“And now you say, let’s see if the youngsters have sparks. Come on, N Jagadeesan showed sparks. I’ll ask cricketer S Ramesh (fellow panelist) what sparks did you see in Jadhav, Piyush Chawla?
“Karn Sharma gives runs but at least takes land. Chawla comes sometimes after the game is over. Ravindra Jadeja gives more … Anyway … I disagree.”
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Interestingly, CSK coach Stephen Fleming seemed to agree that the demands of the tournament had caught up with an aging team.
“If you look at the three-year cycle, we won the first year, we lost the last ball last year and we always thought that the third year with an aging team would be difficult. And Dubai [UAE] he has challenged us with a new set of requirements, “he said at the post-match press conference.
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