After another disappointing defeat, Chennai super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming commented that CSK might have gone out of race this year. Fleming also spoke about the spirit in the dressing room.
Fleming speaks on CSK
The head coach of Chennai Super Kings is getting prepared to face the reality. The harsh truth is that Chennai Super Kings might have to forget of making it to the top four in this year’s Indian Premier League. Fleming, after the team’s latest lose against Rajasthan Royals said, “It’s fair to say looking at the table now that this team may have run out of juice.” He added, “If you’re looking at the three-year cycle – we won the first year; lost off the last ball last year, and we always thought that the third year with an ageing squad would be difficult. And Dubai [UAE] has challenged us with a whole new set of requirements.”
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In the post-match conference Fleming also revealed that the morale in the dressing room is really low. “It’s pretty down (morale in the dressing room) to be honest. We have come close in a couple of games but today we were thoroughly outplayed. We knew it was a crucial game to stay real in the competition.”
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CSK still have chance
Mathematically Chennai Super Kings can still manage to reach the top four of the 13th edition of Indian Premier League. They have to win all their remaining matches and also, do better in terms of Net Run Rate. However, doing all these is not sufficient. The final standings of Chennai Super Kings in this case also will depend on the performance of other teams at the lower half of the IPL 2020 points table.
Speaking about the same, Fleming said, “I think there’s an outside chance that we can possibly get through, but when you’re relying on other results and a change of form for your own team, it’s very hard to be upbeat and positive.”
