Delhi: Veteran off -spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has a bowling average of 39.60 and has taken only one wicket in Powerplay, where his economy rate is 15. In such a situation, the bowling of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) was constantly struggling in the powerplay, so it was necessary to bring change. For this reason, Anshul Kamboj was included in the playing XI in the match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on 14 April.
Along with this, Entry in Jamie Olerton’s team gave captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni another pace bowling option. In the absence of Ashwin, CSK performed brilliantly and stopped the batting of SSG in form at 166/7. After this, Chennai achieved this target with three balls remaining.
Why did Ashwin not get a chance?
In the post-match presentation, CSK captain Dhoni revealed why Ashwin had to be excluded to bring the team into balance.
43 -year -old Dhoni said, “We needed more bowlers in the first 6 overs. We were giving Ash to put more pressure to put two overs in the first six overs, so we made changes so that we have more bowlers in the powerplay. This attack looks better. We have done well in bowling, but there is a need for further improvement in batting.”
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