Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni advised the young Indian batters who have done well in the IPL to remain calm under pressure and try to maintain consistency if they wish to use their potential going forward. Dhoni’s CSK lost to RR by six wickets in their penultimate match to remain at the bottom of the IPL points table.
“They have to try for the consistency, but if you are looking for 200-plus strike rate then consistency is hard to get …. they have the ability to hit sixes at any stage,” Dhoni said when he was asked about his advice to the youngsters who have excelled in this IPL. “Don’t take pressure, when the expectations rise … learn from senior players and coaching staff .. it’s about reading the game … this would be my advice to all the youngsters who have done well.”
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When he was asked about the match, MS Dhoni said that his side lost one or two extra wickets at the start as well.
“If you look at the amount of runs we had put on the board, it was very good, but you got to see the wickets column as it puts pressure on the lower-middle order that you might not bat 20 overs. I think Brevis’ innings was very nice, he was taking chances and I feel run-rate was nice, that’s the phase we want to improve slightly. I felt the run-rate was up but where we lacked was losing 1-2 extra wickets at the start. (Pacer) Kamboj is good, he gets a lot of movement, his balls hit you harder than what you might expect, he’s good … he’s done well, bowling three overs in the powerplay is tough.”
Meanwhile, RR finished IPL 2025 with four wins and 10 losses, and RR captain Sanju Samson admitted that they committed mistakes and they could have done better too.
“The way people are looking at powerplay. There is not much difference in quality of teams. The margin of error in winning and losing is so less. We have to sit back and do a proper review. Definitely we could have done better. It is not about luck. We have made some mistakes. We should come back with a better mindset in the next season.” On the win, he said, “It feels good. To be honest, we were thinking should we bat first and set a score. I decided no hiding in this game. Decided to chase and face it.”
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“We have a very young bowling line up. We are missing and Jofra and Sandeep. But the kind of temperament and planning was heartening to see. They have a bright future. They are very young and promising. There has been lot of work going on,” he added.
Sanju Samson also praised pacer Akash Madhwal (3/29) and Vaibhav Suryavanshi (57) for their performances as well.
“Madhwal has played only last four games. Shane Bond has been working closely with him. Rahul sir and others have seen how hard he has worked. We are all happy for him. I don’t have words for Vaibhav. The hundred he got. He can hit a slower ball over cover. Today when the middle overs were on, he was going with his job very smartly. He has game awareness at such a young age.”
