At the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Sanju Samson\u2019s unbeaten 115 and Jamie Overton\u2019s 4-18 helped CSK beat DC by 23 runs and get their first win of the ongoing competition. The victory also meant CSK got their first win in Chepauk after losing six successive games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI mean, it\u2019s always been about this tournament; you need to get on a roll, and you need to get the positivity going. But there\u2019s a lot of positivity around the camp, obviously, after a win like this, but even leading into it, the practices and attitudes have been good. Here, the self-belief was very good; was it lagging behind the previous games? <\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cNo, I don\u2019t think so there was a lack of self-belief. It\u2019s funny, often fielding is the mood of a team, and Sarfaraz takes the catch like this, it just lifts everybody, so that happens. I\u2019d say the boys really were desperate to win this one. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI think we were tired of losing two-three games in a row, so there was a certain attitude about the guys rather than anything else, but the self-belief has always been there,\u201d said Simons in the post-match press conference.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Speaking about Samson\u2019s knock, Simons equated his calmness with that of the legendary MS Dhoni. \"I've been privileged to spend many years being involved with MS Dhoni. He's one of the calmest cricketers I've ever come across, and Sanju Samson's not far behind that. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cHe just understands the game from that perspective. I've seen no panic. There was never any doubt that this was coming. You've just got to keep trusting and believing in your quality, and he certainly has that in abundance,\" he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
CSK entered Saturday\u2019s fixture facing significant scrutiny over their ability to rebound from a heavy 43-run defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru last Sunday. Simons insisted CSK\u2019s internal morale remained intact, dismissing suggestions of a dip in dressing room confidence.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI think it is a habit, you get used to it - getting into tough situations and getting yourself out. The mood in the changing room tonight is obviously really good, but it never really dropped; I mean, it was always a case of, I really mean it, I think people looked at the RCB game and thought we were a long way behind.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe didn\u2019t think we were a long way behind, the numbers probably, we could have easily found 30 runs with your bowl, then you chase at 220 and you get to 210 having lost an early wicket, so we didn\u2019t feel we were a long way behind, so there\u2019s a lot of positivity anyway,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI think it is a habit, you get used to it - getting into tough situations and getting yourself out. The mood in the changing room tonight is obviously really good, but it never really dropped; I mean, it was always a case of, I really mean it, I think people looked at the RCB game and thought we were a long way behind.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cBut he really went with his strengths - the hard lengths. He always had a good yorker, worked on an off pace delivery. When you\u2019re bowling 150kmph, and you\u2019ve got an off pace delivery that\u2019s under 120, then it\u2019s really effective - so he\u2019s done some work on that as well.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n