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“Not Justifiable”: MS Dhoni Blasts CSK Batters, Minces No Words After Defeat Against SRH

“Not Justifiable”: MS Dhoni Blasts CSK Batters, Minces No Words After Defeat Against SRH

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni didn’t hesitate in throwing the franchise’s batters under the bus as he blamed his side’s poor show with the bat behind the defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on Friday. CSK made a couple of changes in the team, with Dewald Brevis and Deepak Hooda coming into the side in the must-win game while Rachin Ravindra was dropped. Despite the changes, CSK failed to get themselves off to a solid start, with the team losing Shaik Rasheed on the very first delivery of the match. After the game, Dhoni didn’t shy away from criticising the batters for failing to get the team off to a flying start yet against this season. “We kept losing wickets, and in the first innings the wicket was slightly better and 155 is not a justifiable score, because it wasn’t turning a lot. Yes, after the 8-10th over, it became slightly two-paced when it comes to the fast bowlers, but nothing that was out of …

CSK Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad Refuses To Minces Words, For Defeat Against PBKS, Blames…

CSK Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad Refuses To Minces Words, For Defeat Against PBKS, Blames…

After his side’s loss to Punjab Kings (PBKS), Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad said that team’s poor fielding has been a “point of difference” during their four successive losses. CSK’s downward spiral in IPL continued as a counter-attacking century from Priyansh Arya and timely wickets by PBKS bowlers condemned them to a fourth-successive loss in the ongoing IPL by 18 runs. Speaking during the post-match presentation, Gaikwad said, “I think the last four games, the only point of difference (fielding being the difference). It has been critical. The catches we have been dropping, the same batsman is scoring 15, 20, 30 runs.” On Priyansh’s ton, he said, “Sometimes you have to appreciate it (On Arya’s 100). Priyansh played well. High-risk batting and it came off well. We were getting wickets at regular intervals but they kept the momentum going. 10-15 runs lesser would have helped us. But it comes down to dropped catches.” Speaking on his team’s batting, Gaikwad said, “Two of our best batters (Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway) who …

“Rohit Sharma And Virat Kohli Need To…”: Sri Lanka Legend Minces No Words On India’s Chances In Champions Trophy

“Rohit Sharma And Virat Kohli Need To…”: Sri Lanka Legend Minces No Words On India’s Chances In Champions Trophy

File image of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.© AFP India will need both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to be in form in order to win the Champions Trophy, said Sri Lanka spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan here on Monday, adding that teams from the subcontinent will have more balanced bowling attacks in the competition. The form of Rohit and Kohli has dominated the talk in the build-up to the eight-nation tournament which gets underway on February 19. While Rohit banished his batting struggles with his 32nd ODI ton on Sunday against England, Kohli is yet to fire since his 100 not out in the Perth Test against Australia in November. “Definitely, because they are world-class players. Always say class is permanent (and) form is only temporary. So they will come to the (batting) form,” Muralitharan told PTI Videos in an exclusive interaction during the launch of sports drink ‘Spinner’ along with Reliance Consumer Products Ltd. “Rohit has scored a hundred and Virat will also will come to form. Definitely, they need to be …