MS Dhoni while talking in the post-match presentation said that he was trying to hit the ball too hard.
“I was not able to middle a lot of deliveries. Was trying to hit it too hard. When the wicket is slightly at the slower side, it is better to time it. Looking at outfield it was subconsciously coming to us to hit the ball hard. Tried to get as much as time as possible”.
He also spoke about how the team is a bit to relaxed at times.
“Long time back once we lost three in a row. We need to get a lot of things right. It is the professionalism. We need to take our catches not bowl no-balls. Those are the controllables and may be we are getting too relaxed. We have been a bit too relaxed at times,” Dhoni said after the match.
Talking about the conditions, he said that the climate is quite dry.
“It is quite dry out here. So, the throat gets dry and you start to cough. When you have legal signs, you can take some time off,” Dhoni said.
He added that there was a lot of positives in the game and they will try to come back stronger.
“Nobody wants to drop catches but at the same at this level, we need to draw a line and say these catches that need to be taken especially when the team hasn’t been doing that outstandingly well.
“Catches that these can hamper your knock out stage games. It is very important to be at your best. There are plenty of positives in this game but we will try to come back strong,” Dhoni concluded.
CSK came back stronger after losing early wickets, thanks to Jadeja and Dhoni. The team, however, went on to lose by 7 runs. This is their third loss in a row this year.
