Confirming a seat within the play-offs of the sixteenth version of Indian Premier League, Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Chennai Tremendous Kings on 20 Might defeated the Delhi Capitals by 77 runs within the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
That is the twelfth time, CSK has reached the play-offs of IPL. As per information, no different group has made it greater than 9 instances, with Mumbai Indians, five-time IPL champions, stands subsequent on the desk. Additionally, solely in 2020 and 2022, CSK didn’t to make the knockout stage.
On being requested how the group manages to maintain the momentum going, MSD revealed the ‘recipe for fulfillment’ in the course of the post-match presentation.
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Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar could not management himself and requested Dhoni the key behind CSK’s success, to which the CSK skipper stated, “There isn’t any recipe for fulfillment, you attempt to choose the perfect gamers and provides them the perfect slot to carry out. And groom them within the areas the place they don’t seem to be sturdy, anyone has to sacrifice their slot for the group. Credit score to the administration as nicely, they all the time again us. However, the gamers are most vital, with out the gamers we won’t do something.”
The legendary cricketer additionally harassed on choosing gamers who take into consideration the group first and later about particular person information.
“I feel we have to determine and choose gamers who’re group first – not bothered about particular person efficiency and carry out the perfect at knockout levels. It’s troublesome to evaluate from the skin, we attempt to modify to the gamers and surroundings as nicely. Even when they arrive 10%, we are able to modify 50% to suit them higher into the group,” he added.
Chennai will now face the defending champions Gujarat Titans on 23 Might at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.