MS Dhoni Sparks Debate on IPL Home Advantage With Blunt Statement.
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MS Dhoni, captain of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), candidly admitted that the franchise has not been able to read the wickets at the MA Chidambaram Stadium properly ever since the wicket was relayed in 2010. Stating that his team always wants the behaviour of pitches in Chennai, Dhoni added that his comment does not mean that CSK only wanted slower pitches.
"I've said that since 2010. Most people think that when I say I'm not sure about the wicket over here, we want a slower track, and we keep saying it. But that has been the case. Once the wicket was relayed after 2010, we returned to the Champions League, and it has not been the same. They're trying their level best, but we are never sure this is how the wicket is," Dhoni said during the toss.
"Sometimes batting first is a very good thing. Sometimes, batting second. So, the groundsmen are trying their best, but it's a different science altogether. So I feel the old red soil wicket was very good. It suited the environment away," he added.
CSK vs SRH:
Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings were bowled out for below-par 154 against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Friday.
Sent into bat, CSK struggled to put up a big score in the must-win game with Dewald Brevis emerging as the top-scorer with a 25-ball 42. Opener Ayush Mhatre made 30 in 19 deliveries on a pitch not ideal for batting.
Harshal Patel was SRH's wrecker-in-chief with the ball, returning excellent figures of 4/28 in four overs while skipper Pat Cummins too bowled very well to pick 2/21.
Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Teams:
Chennai Super Kings: Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni (wk/c), Deepak Hooda, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Aniket Verma, Kamindu Mendis, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zeeshan Ansari, Mohammed Shami.
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