New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming admitted that the reversal of their bad campaign IPL 2025 would be a “big challenge”, stressing that the return of MS Dhoni as captain, after the injury of Ruturaj Gaikwad, is not a magic solution.
“Her [Dhoni’s] The influence will always be important, but it is not an overview, it has no magic wand, “Fleming told journalists before CSK with CSK with Lucknow Super Giants Monday. “He can’t just rub it on the side, otherwise he would have brought out earlier. This is a case that we worked very hard with the MS to overthrow it and certainly in our two cricket careers, we have been in situations that require a lot of energy and we must make sure that the energy is put in the right place.”
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With five consecutive defeats leaving CSK anchored at the bottom of the table, including overwhelming loss against KKR where they displayed their lowest total in Chepauk (103/9), Fleming said that the team injured and underwent deep introspection.
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“The disappointing aspect in particular, the last match was the lack of competition that we put in place and it was a lot of trouble,” he said. “There has certainly been a lot of creation of the internal soul … But these are not words, these are players striking the moment, the form and the energy of apprehension.”
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Fleming has also thought about the broader nature of the T20 cricket: “I know there is a fascination for power and the six kicks, but there is still room for crafts … I would be very sad if it has become a baseball competition.”
In the aim of the Monday match against a high -flying LSG, Fleming confirmed that Shivam Dube is likely to be in good shape and to highlight the importance of containing Nicholas Pooran. “He is the best player in the world at the moment by a certain distance – coherent, powerful and a real threat.”
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