In his column for the Times of India, Manjrekar wrote: “As a team, the Chennai Super Kings have rarely been under pressure on the league stage. This time they are. Even their die-hard fans have shut up on social media. , they seem a bit worried. They look to MS Dhoni for salvation. Chennai’s approach has been unique in the tournament, it is a team that is the opposite of Mumbai, which has practically every member of its team capable of winning a game T20 on their own. Chennai may not compare to Mumbai as well, in this regard, but as a unit it’s like winning a match. And for this to happen, they need Dhoni in command. ”
CSK, one of the most dominant teams in the history of IPL, has lost two of the three games it has played.
“No other captain could extract what Dhoni does from this team and when Chennai finally has to look at life beyond Dhoni, we may see a completely different structure of the team, unless Dhoni remains the nerve center of cricket from the franchise”. then maybe not. But it would be interesting to see this in the next few years. For now, Dhoni has a few small clinical cricket issues to work out – on a good field, he must have an additional bowling option, most teams are just starting to do so. That. In Chennai they could afford to rely on Jadeja to launch their 4, in the United Arab Emirates at least for now, it is an unreliable tactic, “added Manjrekar.
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Ambati Rayudu, hero of CSK’s first IPL victory against the Mumbai Indians, was lost due to a minor hamstring injury and Dwayne Bravo He has also been charging a complaint of a similar nature since the Caribbean Premier League, where he has not bowled in the last two games. But now both Rayudu and Bravo are available for selection. Manjrekar feels that the team led by Dhoni must look for an additional bowling option to get back on the winning track.
“Chennai can easily afford to drop a batsman for added strength in bowling. Most likely Vijay will be replaced by Ambati Rayudu in tonight’s game, so that should bolster his hitting, but bowling, well … maybe if Rituraj Gaekwad is hitting in the middle, he could just leave it out and get into pure bowling. It’s really hard for a kid to hit in the middle in this tournament. Instead, they can have a bowler they can trust to throw their 4 overs. Bravo, Tahir are the obvious choices, “Manjrekar opined.
For Hyderabad to be successful, they need to find that reliable great Indian hitter in the middle order in case their top three … Jonny bairstow, David warner Y Kane williamson fail in unison.
“Hyderabad finally got a win, just when they looked really mediocre, they beat the imagined Delhi. Was it a convincing win, which can trigger a long-term upward chart? I’m not so sure. If it weren’t for the brilliance of Kane Williamson , Hyderabad Warner, for the first time in tournament history, does not look as formidable as usual, although he scored a 50, I am still not convinced with Bairstow’s form and self-confidence, “wrote Manjrekar.
For Hyderabad, Williamson’s presence made a fragile middle order, full of Indian rookies, seem more solid in the last game. Both Bairstow and Warner also got their share of racing. Hyderabad has found its death overs specialist in T Natarajan, who may be an ideal match for the world’s number one T20 bowler, Rashid Khan.
“Williamson in game XI now makes Hyderabad look like a much better hitting side, also another big thing that happened in the last game, was we finally knew why Natarajan, his left arm closer, was being played ahead of Sandeep Sharma, Kaul and Thampi “Well, Natarajan can throw the classic Yorkers at will and with control. Batting has evolved over the years and now has a 360-degree range, “Manjrekar concluded.
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