After performing brilliantly in its first match of IPL 2025, the performance of Chennai Super Kings is constantly falling. Team batsmen are not able to score runs. The bowlers are also being beaten fiercely. In such a situation, CSK is being criticized a lot. Mahendra Singh Dhoni was made the captain after the regular captain Rituraj Gaikwad was injured. But the team’s performance did not improve. Despite this, the coach of the team Stephen Fleming is seen defending Dhoni. He says that Dhoni is no astrology that the fate of the team can change overnight.
Not only cricket
CSK has hit only 32 sixes so far this season, that is, on average, five in every match. No CSK batsman has been able to score more than 150 runs and no one’s strike rate is above 150. But despite this, team coach Stephen Fleming says that the strike rate and lack of sixes are not a big concern. He said that we discuss these things, but this is not everything. Hitting just sixes is not cricket. Craft and class are also important. If cricket is limited to only sixes, then it will become baseball. He said that the team will have to improve their three departments batting, bowling and fielding. So that the team can perform well in the upcoming matches.
Dhoni’s poor performance is a matter of concern
In this season, captain Dhoni has been able to score only 104 runs in six matches. He is the fourth highest run -scorer of the team. But he is often sent very late for batting, due to which he is not able to do the miracle to turn the match. His poor performance remains a matter of concern. On this, the coach of the team said that Dhoni will always have influence, but he is not an astrologer, he does not have any magic wand. Had it been, he would have removed it by now.
If we talk about the performance of the team, Chennai had scored only 103 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders in their last match and Kolkata had easily achieved the target. Chennai’s biggest problem is the top and middle order batsmen of the team, who have flopped so far. Rachin Ravindra has been able to score only 149 runs in 6 matches. Apart from this, Devon Conway (94 runs in 3 matches), Rahul Tripathi (46 runs in 4 matches), Vijay Shankar (109 runs in 4 matches), Shivam Dubey (137 runs in 6 matches) and Deepak Hooda (7 runs in 3 matches) have not been able to do anything special yet. Captain Rituraj Gaikwad scored only 122 runs after a good start and now he is out of the tournament due to a elbow injury.