Avoid playing cautious cricket: CSK captain Dhoni’s statement after defeating LSG.

Chennai Super Kings finally managed to stop their 5 defeats by winning by 5 wickets against LSG. CSK had reached here after losing 5 consecutive matches before this. In order to stay in the IPL 2025 playoff race, both & Co. had to win this match. Dhoni contributed significantly to this victory against LSG and scored an unbeaten innings of 26 runs off 11 balls.

MS Dhoni explained the reason for CSK’s defeat

After the end of the match, Dhoni told why Chennai Super Kings had to face continuous defeat in the last few matches. Let me tell you that Lucknow had set a target of 167 runs to win ahead of Chennai, which CSK achieved by 3 balls. After the match, MS Dhoni said, “If you look at powerplay, whether it is combination or situation, we were struggling with the ball. And then we could not start as a batting unit we wanted to what we wanted. Also falling wickets.

We keep losing wickets at some wrong time to some extent. One reason for this may be that Chennai’s wicket is slightly slow. When we have played outside the house, the batting unit has performed a little better. Perhaps we need to play on a wicket that is a little better so that the batsmen get confidence to play their shots. You do not want to play timid cricket.

MS Dhoni said to exclude Ashwin

He further said, “We were putting a lot of pressure on Ash (Ashwin). He was bowling two overs in the first six overs. We made changes and it seems to be a better attack. We have performed well as a bowling unit. As a batting unit, we can do better. Rolls and responsibilities- that is what we talk. If you start well, and you can play for the end of the innings. Rashid) Battles with us really.