Chennai: There was a lot of drama at the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) camp on the eve of his Must-win game against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Ruturaj Gikwad appears to be a broken elbow in the game against Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati in the game against Rajasthan Royals.
Coach Stephen Fleming said, “Ruturaj has been dropped from the rest of the IPL with a broken elbow. And now a certain unaccounted player named MS Dhoni will lead us.”
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Gikwad is not in his best form and it will be interesting to see if CSK goes back to senior player Rahul Tripathi or thrown into one of the order or one of a stop – Sheikh Rashid or Andre Siddartha – at a deep end.
Asked if it was difficult to captain Dhoni again, Fleming said, “No, he understood the situation. Ruturaj did not want to go but it is an unfortunate situation.”
The injury already complicates the complex position for CSK, which has only one win out of five. Another disadvantage here on Friday can make the upper road more difficult for playoff qualifications. But then, his opponent KKR is not better.
Defending Champions have won only two matches out of their five matches and it is very important that he takes full points here. However, there is one thing, which can help Knight Riders in MA Chidambaram Stadium – Pitch. She has complained a lot about the pitch of his home in Eden, but here, his spinners can get the purchase he is looking for.
Are CSK Jadeja the best use?
For a long time, Chennai Super Kings are one of the centers of success, Ravindra Jadeja. This was his continuity in the years that excluded the CSK Shell from Rs 18 crore to maintain him. However, the five matches that CSK has played so far seems to have been reduced to an extent.
In any spinner, an experienced left -handed spinner did not find a full quota of four overs. In 13 of the 13 available overs, which he bowled, Jadeja conceded 105 runs, going at the economy rate of 8.
Coach Fleming said on Thursday, “We have six options. This is not a fixed platform for anyone, we try to go according to the situation.”
Meanwhile, as a batsman, Jadeja is limited to the role of a finisher when the top order struggled.
“We really like his partnership with MS at the back end. It appeals to us,” Fleming said.
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