After Chennai Super Kings (CSK) registered yet another comfortable win in the IPL 2021 by defeating SunRisers Hyderabad by seven wickets, everyone got excited about this. However, CSK captain MS Dhoni has said that it happened because they have worked on their loopholes that led to their worst-ever IPL season last year in the UAE. Dhoni has said that the “players have taken more responsibility this year” which has helped them to do well.
“I think addressing the problem (on what’s been different for CSK this year?),” Dhoni said at the post-match presentation, after CSK registered their fifth successive win of the season.
“Whenever you start the tournament, you may or may not face issues in playing XI. The earlier you settle the better. Another factor was 5-6 months we were out of cricket. Nothing was allowed. It’s not that you could go on your own and practice. That also makes it difficult. Change of quarantine, was slightly longer. Lot of factors,” MS Dhoni said, while highlighting reasons that affected them last year.
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“Overall if I have to sum it up, the players have taken more responsibility this year. You will be facing adverse things but ultimately it boils down to how each individual rises to the occasion and gives the extra 10 percent for the team,” he further explained.
However, CSK had a great show over SRH on Wednesday. They chased down the 172-run target successfully in the penultimate over, with nine balls in hand as well. Openers Faf du Plessis and Ruturaj Gaikwad added over 100 runs for the opening wicket and sealed the deal convincingly.
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“The batting was superb. But that doesn’t mean the bowling was not good. It was a surprisingly good wicket. Whenever we come to Delhi we never expect a wicket like this. It was coming on nicely, there was nothing for the spinners as well. Good thing was there was no dew. Last night we felt 170 was just below par if there’s no dew. Brilliant opening partnership,” concluded MS Dhoni.
CSK will now take on the defending champions Mumbai Indians on May 1.
