MS Dhoni in post-match presentation ceremony© BCCI/Sportzpics
For the 12the time in 14 seasons, Chennai Tremendous Kings booked a spot within the Indian Premier League playoffs, this time by beating Delhi Capitals in a powerful method on Saturday. After CSK assured themselves of a spot within the subsequent spherical, skipper MS Dhoni was requested in regards to the secret to his steam’s success within the competitors. Whereas the franchise could not have the perfect group of gamers at their disposal, it is the way in which they’ve managed to get the perfect out of them that has seen them excel. After the sport, Dhoni revealed that CSK go for gamers with a particular trait on the public sale which performs an enormous position of their accomplishments on the sphere.
Chatting with MS Dhoni within the post-match presentation cermeony, former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar requested the CSK skipper in regards to the franchise’s method within the auctions. Dhoni, in response, mentioned that it is all about choosing gamers who’ve the ‘staff first mentality’.
“I think we need to figure out and pick players who are team first – not bothered about individual performance and perform the best at knockout stages. It is difficult to judge from the outside, we tryand adjust to the players and environment as well. Even if they come 10%, we can adjust 50% to fit them better into the team,” the CSK skipper revealed.
Whereas Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway have fashioned an indomitable pair for CSK this season, the likes of Shivam Dube, Ajinkya Rahane and Tushar Deshpande have stepped up and delivered on most events.
The Tremendous Kings will now have a few probabilities in direction of reserving a spot within the remaining. They’ll first face defending champions Gujarat Titans within the Qualifier 1. A victory would see the qualify for the ultimate whereas a loss will ship them to Qualifier 2.
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