NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings slipped to the second spot in the Indian Premier League issues desk after succumbing to six-wicket defeat towards Kolkata Knight Riders on the Eden Gardens on Thursday evening.
Batting first, CSK posted a challenging 177/5 in 20 overs with captain MS Dhoni hitting an unbeaten 25-ball 43 for the guests. However, the bowlers failed to put up a struggle with the hosts overhauling the objective in simply 17.4 overs. Apart from a below-par bowling effort, CSK additionally suffered from deficient fielding highlighted by Ravindra Jadeja shedding two consecutive catches off the bowling of KM Asif giving Sunil Narine twin lives.
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While Dhoni didn't show a lot emotion all through the ones moments, he minced no phrases in slamming his team-mates for the deficient fielding efforts.
"With the team we picked, we knew the kind of fielding we will do. But what is more disappointing is that the guys are not aware on the field. Your speed might not be too much but you have to be attentive in the field," Dhoni said on the post-match presentation.
He gave the example of former CSK batsman Michael Hussey who is now a part of their coaching workforce. "Classic example is Hussey, when he was playing for CSK he was not the quickest but he used to anticipate really well and that used to give him extra second. That is the kind of commitment needed in the field," he said.
He additionally gave the impression unhappy with the bowling performance asking them to take more responsibility as they're the one who must in the long run execute the plans. "I think bowlers need to vary their pace and you need to be aware of the strengths of the batsmen and accordingly you need to bowl. You can tell bowler a lot but when they have ball in the hand they are on their own," he said.
Batting first, CSK posted a challenging 177/5 in 20 overs with captain MS Dhoni hitting an unbeaten 25-ball 43 for the guests. However, the bowlers failed to put up a struggle with the hosts overhauling the objective in simply 17.4 overs. Apart from a below-par bowling effort, CSK additionally suffered from deficient fielding highlighted by Ravindra Jadeja shedding two consecutive catches off the bowling of KM Asif giving Sunil Narine twin lives.
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While Dhoni didn't show a lot emotion all through the ones moments, he minced no phrases in slamming his team-mates for the deficient fielding efforts.
"With the team we picked, we knew the kind of fielding we will do. But what is more disappointing is that the guys are not aware on the field. Your speed might not be too much but you have to be attentive in the field," Dhoni said on the post-match presentation.
He gave the example of former CSK batsman Michael Hussey who is now a part of their coaching workforce. "Classic example is Hussey, when he was playing for CSK he was not the quickest but he used to anticipate really well and that used to give him extra second. That is the kind of commitment needed in the field," he said.
He additionally gave the impression unhappy with the bowling performance asking them to take more responsibility as they're the one who must in the long run execute the plans. "I think bowlers need to vary their pace and you need to be aware of the strengths of the batsmen and accordingly you need to bowl. You can tell bowler a lot but when they have ball in the hand they are on their own," he said.
MS Dhoni slams Chennai Super Kings' fielding
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