With their impressive 77-run win over Delhi Capitals, CSK became the second team after defending champions Gujarat Titans to break into the top four this season. (DC) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
Dhoni said there is no secret recipe other than picking players who believe in the “team first philosophy” and a cooperative management that will stand through the good and the bad.
“If you’re doing what’s best for the team, then it falls in line. The management including the support staff has been great. They always keep telling us not to worry and keep doing what we’re doing. But Of course, the players are also important,” Dhoni said.
“You need someone who is always team-first. You look for characters like this. From afar, it’s hard to judge. We want them (players) to be in sync with the environment. Even if They try to come.” 10%, we are ready to go up to 50% and meet them in the middle,” he said.
Dhoni, who is probably playing his last of 16 IPL matches, has batted low at No.8 and given chances to players like Shivam Dubey To excel in the role assigned to him.
World Cup winning former Indian captain praised Tushar Deshpande and fast bowlers duo matisha pathiranaWho has lived up to the expectations for CSK in the tournament.
“When it comes to death bowling, confidence is a very important factor. If you look at Tushar, he has developed death overs bowling. How often you can execute under pressure is the main thing. When you’re confident, you execute.” More often than not,” Dhoni said
“There is a lot of work behind the scenes and I think the bowlers have taken responsibility. Pathirana is quite a natural when it comes to bowling at the death, so it is one less headache. The way Tushar has come He’s remarkable.” ,
DC need massive improvement in the batting department
dc captain david warner He feels he needs massive improvement, especially in the batting department after a disappointing season.
He credited CSK for getting the better of his side in the batting department.
“Credit to CSK, they got us out today. We saw it was a good pitch, there were boundaries early in the overs and we could have put more pressure on their bowlers.
“There were some positives, we didn’t go too bad with the ball, we didn’t get partnerships with the bat, we lost wickets in bunches, we lost a few games badly and injuries, we have to look at those things.” And will come back stronger next season.”
The Australian also felt that DC players need to adjust to the conditions and play according to the game plan to achieve success next year.
Warner, who scored 516 runs in 14 matches, said, “We can’t blame the wickets, we are getting some of them this season. We have to adapt to the conditions, however difficult it may be.” “You have to back your game plan, hit boundaries and use your feet against spin. You can’t get trapped against any bowler, partnerships would have been easier.”
“I want to be consistent in the top order, you need a good strike rate to give yourself chances, but we kept losing a lot of wickets in the batting powerplay, those are some of the things we need to think about. ” ,” He added.
(With inputs from PTI)