Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted that opting to bat first of their IPL match in opposition to desk toppers Gujarat Titans was not a good suggestion as his facet misplaced by seven wickets on Sunday. Already out of competition for a play-off berth, CSK suffered their ninth lack of the season to stay rooted in ninth place within the standings.
“Batting first wasn’t an excellent concept. It was robust to hit the quicker bowlers within the first half, spinners-wise it was related,” Dhoni stated on the post-match presentation. CSK posted 133 for five with opener Ruturaj Gaikwad top-scoring with a 49-ball 53. GT chased down the goal with 5 balls to spare.
“Sai bowled nicely. We may have pushed Shivam up however would have crushed the aim of getting Jaggi within the facet. Had it been earlier within the event, it could have been a tactical transfer to have Shivam in. “With Pathirana, the margin of error is slim. He’s bought a great slower one and will probably be robust to hit him if he bowls constant tempo. We will look to present folks possibilities.
“We are trying to feature a good XI and will look to do that in the coming games also,” stated the previous India captain who scored seven off 10 balls. Titans captain Hardik Pandya stated that the core group of gamers will play within the ultimate league section fixture despite the fact that they’ve certified for the play-offs.
“We’ll see if any player requires rest otherwise we need to keep the momentum. The core group needs to be intact. If fast bowlers need rest, we’ll rotate otherwise it’ll stay the same,” he stated. “You don’t get extra points for finishing early, so it is important to win.” Asked about his captaincy, he stated, “I did alright as a result of having performed within the earlier franchise the place lots of accountability was given to the gamers.
“I’ve loved accountability and it has helped me. Doing what I’ve performed prior to now has helped. “Ashu pa (Ashish Nehra) and me are very related in mindset. We join with out saying a lot.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
