‘Crew Is In Tatters’: Former India Batting Coach Factors To What Is Improper With CSK In IPL 2025
Chennai Tremendous Kings have recorded some new lows within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. They’ve misplaced to Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Chepauk for the primary time because the inaugural 2008 season.
On Friday, the five-time champions recorded their lowest complete on the Chepauk as defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders managed to limit them to 103/9 in 20 overs.
Ajinkya Rahane’s facet sped by means of the chase in 10.1 overs and wrapped their third win of the season with eight wickets in hand and inflicted CSK’s third consecutive defeat at Chepauk for the primary time ever.
Not solely that, CSK additionally misplaced 5 matches in a row for the primary time in IPL historical past.
Sanjay Bangar Feels CSK Low On Confidence
Former RCB and India batting coach Sanjay Bangar felt that there’s a clear insecurity inside the staff which was evident from their batting.
“It’s arduous to clarify why it’s occurring,however it says that in the intervening time the staff is in tatters, if that’s the proper phrase,” Bangar mentioned on ESPNCricinfo’s Timeout show.
The previous fast-bowling all-rounder felt that CSK’s determination to ship in Deepak Hooda because the Impression Participant substitution after being lowered to 71/6 as a substitute within the first innings, reveals they dressing room is low on confidence.
“I feel they’re all low in confidence. Not only one or two batters, however even the Impression Sub Deepak Hooda when he got here in,” Bangar added.
Not Impression Sub, However Ashwin-Jadeja Swap Unusual
Nonetheless, Bangar felt that there’s logic behind sending Hooda at No.8 and Dhoni coming in at No.9 however he felt that call to advertise Ravichandran Ashwin earlier than Ravindra Jadeja was weird.
“I perceive why they did that (sending Dhoni at No.9). They most likely needed to ship in Deepak Hooda and get to attain round 140. However that they had no runs on the board. However what I don’t perceive is the Ashwin name by sending him in forward of Jadeja,” Bangar mentioned.
“He’s recognized to be sweeper of the ball and it was anticipated that he would come and disrupt issues a bit. However as a substitute of disrupting issues, he got here and batted identical to each different batter,” he added.
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He felt that CSK obtained all of the issues about their batting incorrect towards KKR as they crumbled to an enormous defeat.
“If you happen to have a look at Noor (Ahmad) blocking the ball to provide the strike to Shivam Dube however then Dube taking a single after which Noor will get out. This tells you that, in the intervening time, the staff isn’t pondering proper,” he mentioned.
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