Delhi: Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina has once again questioned the auction strategy of Chennai Super Kings (CSK). He said that the team did not try to sign talented players like Ishaan Kishan and Rishabh Pant. According to Raina, after Dhoni, the team does not have any trusted wicketkeeper, who can replace him. Apart from this, the batsmen are constantly playing dot ball, due to which the team is making it difficult for the team to set the match in the middle overs. According to the data, this season is the most dot ball playing team CSK.
It is not right to put full responsibility on Dhoni
Raina further said that the Chennai team always takes opinion from Mahendra Singh Dhoni at the time of auction and who has to retain and who is not. However, Raina believes that Dhoni cannot run the entire auction alone. He already tells the names of the players whom he wants in the team. After this, whether to retain them or buy in auction.
Dhoni is handling the entire team even at the age of 43
Praising Dhoni’s hard work, Raina said that even though he is now playing as an uncontempted player, he is handling the team alone even at the age of 43. Wicketkeeping, batting and leading on the field. In such a situation, the question arises that what are the remaining 10 players doing? Raina says that team management will have to think whether the current players are the best option for the team. Now perhaps Dhoni should also start considering it.
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Questions have been raised on auction before
Earlier, Raina had questioned the team’s auction strategy on Chennai’s consecutive defeat. He had said that the coach and management made a big lapse in the auction. So many young and talented players were present, yet the team did not choose the correct selection. He gave the example of Priyansh Arya, who scored a century on his debut. Raina said that “You take so much money for selection and then leave players like Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul.”
CSK’s condition bad
Chennai Super Kings have lost 7 out of 9 matches played so far, due to which the fans are quite disappointed. However, the team is still not completely out of the tournament. The team can expect a comeback by performing well in the upcoming matches. CSK’s next match is against Punjab Kings on 30 April, where the team will have another chance to prove itself.
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