Team balance will get better once Rayudu comes back: MS Dhoni

Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni said that the team is lacking balance currently and will get back to normal once Ambati Rayudu returns.

“I don’t think it was a good game for us. There was no dew, but the wicket did slow down. We are lacking a bit of steam in the batting and that hurts. The run rate keeps on mounting after such slow starts and adds pressure, we need to figure that out.

“We need to come back with a clearer picture, looking at the combination. Maybe, the team balance will get better once Rayudu comes back in the next game,” Dhoni said after losing by 44 runs to Delhi Capitals on Friday.

“That will give us the room to experiment with an extra bowler perhaps. There are quite a few things we can think about. We are one batter extra to start off, so the players need to step up.”

“We need to get better with our lengths, lines and pace. I think the spinners have not come to the party yet. We are bowling good deliveries, but we are giving away the boundary deliveries bit too often,” he said.

Rayudu was the star of the first match which CSK against the defending champions Mumbai Indians. Then he had to miss out two games due to injury which CSK lost.