New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Friday gave voice to his concerns about the current situation Ma chidambaram stadium Pitch, expressing a craving for the old red soil surface before the 2010 Champions League.
Speaking in the toss ahead of CSK’s struggle Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Dhoni admitted uncertainty on how the pitch would behave. “We are also not sure how the wicket is. Groundmen are trying the best at their level. I think the wicket of the old red clay was a good, before the 2010 Champions League, one,” CSK Skipper said, after losing the toss.
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SRH captain Pat Cummins opted to bowl first, which was likely to play a role in the match for dry surface and dew.
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“We have a bowl before. Chennai is always a big game, some is coming with some disadvantages, but it is a new site and boys are ready for it. If the wicket is good, supports them to get a big clan and otherwise, support them to do good. The pitch looks a little dry,” Cummins said.
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Dhoni also revealed that CSK wanted to bowl before similar reasons. “Dew was the main reason that we also wanted to bowl first,” he said. “When you are not playing good cricket, there is pressure on other people as well. We want to get the process correctly and take it a game at a time.”
Dhoni confirmed two changes in the CSK lineup, in which Rachin Ravindra and Vijay Shankar made way for Developed Brevis and Deepak Hooda. He said, “We are looking at some combinations. Your ability has faith and execute what you want,” he said.
This match is important for both teams, SRH is coming with a back-to-back necklace and CSK has targeted its syllabus to correct the mid-session.
CSK vs SRH XIS playing
Sunrisers Hyderabad XI: Abhishek Sharma, Ishaan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klassen (W), Annic Verma, Kamindu Mendis, Pat Cummins (C), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Zishan Ansari, Mohammed Shami
Chennai Super Kings XI: Sheikh Rashid, Ayush Matre, Sam Curan, Rabindra Jadeja, Developed Brevis, Shivam Dubey, MS Dhoni (W/C), Deepak Hooda, Noor Ahmed, Khalil Ahmed, Mathesh Pathirana
