At the MA Chidambaram Stadium, despite MS Dhoni\u2019s return to captaincy, CSK were a pale shadow of their dominating self as KKR\u2019s disciplined bowlers restricted them to 103\/9 - their lowest IPL total on the home turf. With defending champions KKR eventually winning by eight wickets, CSK suffered their biggest defeat in the IPL in terms of balls remaining (59) and are still rooted to ninth place in the points table.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWicket looked quite tough to bat on. There was a little bit of movement with the new ball and certainly some spin. I think Chennai Super Kings got their plan wrong. The way they went about it - it's clear they\u2019re down on confidence. And their intent - well, there was no intent.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cAt the moment, it seems like a very conservative approach - just trying to get close to winning or avoid a big defeat. Instead, they should throw it all on the line, risk everything, and try to win the game.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThat kind of change is easier said than done. Just like a good, confident feeling can become infectious in a winning dressing room, the same applies when you\u2019re losing. That losing feeling lingers, and it\u2019s hard to get rid of sometimes,\u201d said Clarke on JioStar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Piyush Chawla, the veteran India leg-spinner who had a stint with CSK in IPL 2020, has suggested the side needs a minor shake-up - by backing young, uncapped and hungry players in their ranks.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cAt this stage, I think Chennai Super Kings should consider bringing in youngsters. Someone like Andre Siddarth, who is a solid middle-order batter, deserves a chance. You\u2019ve already seen enough of Rahul Tripathi and Deepak Hooda.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cSo why not give these young players an opportunity to show what they\u2019re capable of? A new face might come in, get some quick runs, and boost confidence - not just for themselves but for the whole team. Not saying they should make wholesale changes\u2014but maybe one or two tweaks to freshen things up.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chawla, who represented KKR from 2014 to 2019, further praised Sunil Narine for picking figures of 3-13 in his four overs, a spell where he didn\u2019t concede a single boundary on a helpful black soil pitch.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been so many years, and yet batters still struggle to read Sunil Narine. These kinds of surfaces really suit his bowling because he\u2019s never too full, never too short. The pace he bowls at is perfect - it doesn\u2019t give batters much time. We saw that in Rahul Tripathi\u2019s dismissal, and even Ravindra Jadeja was late while trying to play the late cut.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chawla, who represented KKR from 2014 to 2019, further praised Sunil Narine for picking figures of 3-13 in his four overs, a spell where he didn\u2019t concede a single boundary on a helpful black soil pitch.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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