The CSK skipper explains why the former New Zealand opener has been key in helping the side win trophies in all these years.
MS Dhoni batted below Kedar Jadhav at number five against SRH and CSK coach Stephen Fleming has defended the decision.
Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming says the team used the six-day break to "get some clarity around" on what it needed to do to get its IPL campaign back on track.
Chennai Super Kings faced a 44-run defeat to Delhi Capitals in their third match of the tournament, facing their second successive loss.
After suffering a 44-run loss against Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on September 25 in Dubai, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming said that the team is missing some key players.
Fleming said Dwayne Dwayne Bravo could come into consideration for selection in the next match against Delhi Capitals after he sat out in the last match against Rajasthan Royals.
Rajasthan Royals defeated Chennai Super Kings by 16 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on September 22.
The ex-New Zealand captain felt starting the season against Mumbai Indians allows a team to understand if their preparations are on the right track.
Watson had experienced a lean run in the early part of last season but started firing towards the latter stages.
As for the greatest New Zealand XI, the spin legend picked Stephen Fleming as the skipper. In fact, Warne said that Fleming was the best captain he played against.
New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor became the highest Test run-getter for the country, surpassing former captain Stephen Fleming.
Chawla turned out to be a surprise hit with the franchises during the IPL auction here and was eventually bought by Chennai Super Kings for a whopping Rs 6.75 crore.
Watson feels that even with Chennai Super Kings (CSK), it is all about smooth management and credit for that goes to the trio of N. Srinivasan, skipper M.S. Dhoni and coach Stephen Fleming.
CSK squad with an average of 34 for the core team, has proved that age is just a number by winning the IPL last year and finishing runners-up to Mumbai Indians on Sunday night.
Fleming admitted to having been outplayed by Mumbai Indians, and blamed the batsman for being too slow in the Qualifier 1.
The CSK skipper was ruled out of the clash against Mumbai Indians and neither did Dhoni didn't take part in Tuesday's training session and also missed the practice on Monday.
Both MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja missed CSK's 46-run defeat at the hands of Mumbai Indians on Friday night owing to fever.
In a rare instance, MS Dhoni, who was not even meant to be on the field of play, lost his cool and rushed out of the dug-out to challenge the umpires after a no-ball decision was overturned.
On Saturday, CSK head coach Stephen Fleming had said they had gone in for Kuggeleijn, who bowls quick and bats well.
Harbhajan was elated that his three wickets were none other than RCB skipper Virat Kohli, the dangerous AB de Villiers and Moeen Ali.
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