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CSK led by MS Dhoni suffered their biggest defeat in IPL history on Friday.
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“Dhoni would be much more hurt because the young people have let him down”: Sehwag
It was a humiliating affair for Directed by MS Dhoni Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Sharjah on Friday when they faced a Rohit Sharma-less Mumbai Indians (MI). After the alternate captain of Mi Kieron pollard won the toss and opted to pitch first, CSK suffered a massive hitting collapse at the top, dropping to 24/5 on the power play.
The 22 year old Sam curran he played a 52-run wrestling hit, but it wasn’t enough for CSK to pull off a challenging total. The Yellow Brigade could only post a 115-run goal against IM, and on small ground, it turned out to be child’s play for the defending champions.
With Ishan kishan breaking an undefeated 68 from 37 balls, and his opening partner Quinton de Kock Scoring an undefeated 47 of 37 balls, MI chased the total with ten wickets to spare.
This was the first instance in which CSK had lost a game by ten wickets in the history of the IPL. It was also his biggest loss in terms of balls remaining.
CSK’s biggest losses (in terms of balls remaining):
- 46 vs MI, Sharjah, 2020
- 40 vs Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals), 2012
- 37 vs. MI, Mumbai, 2008
Meanwhile, the former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag acknowledges that young people have let Dhoni down. The likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad Y Narayan Jagadeesan They returned to XI playing MI but could not open their accounts.
“This loss against Mumbai will hurt for a long time. This hurts even more as MS Dhoni might feel like I have tried my youngsters today and they have disappointed me once again. They should have scored at least a few runs for themselves and they should have taken the time to test the tournament. “ Sehwag was quoted as saying on Cricbuzz.
“If the youngsters could have led the team to a respectable 140-150 race total, MS Dhoni would have been happy with that performance. Dhoni would be much more hurt because the young people have let him down. It will be interesting to see how they return from here. “ added the veteran.
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