Chennai Coach Fleming Defends Kedar Jadhav
Chennai coach Fleming defends Kedar Jadhav, says – he is our number four batsman. After losing by seven runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming defended the decision to send Kedar Jadhav to bat before MS Dhoni said the right-handed batsman is the number four batsman.
Fleming said during the post-match press conference, Kedar Jadhav is our number four, answering a question from a leading news agency. He plays a dual role. If we get a good start, he can bat down and Dhoni can be sent up. If you lose the wicket quickly then your number four goes to bat.
Hyderabad scored 164 for five wickets in the first game. In response, the Chennai team could score 157 runs after losing five wickets. This is Chennai’s third consecutive defeat after winning the first match of the tournament. This is the first time since 2014.
Jadhav, who came to bat before Dhoni, scored 3 runs off only 10 balls and was sent to the pavilion by Abdul Samad. During the 165-run chase, Chennai lost four wickets for 42 runs.
After this, Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja shared a 72-run partnership and pulled the team out of the crisis. During this, Jadeja scored his first half-century in IPL and Dhoni remained unbeaten after scoring 47 runs.
Talking about Jadeja’s innings, Fleming said that Jadeja’s innings was good. We were in trouble so that meant Dhoni and Jadeja had to take time. They brought us very close and Dhoni’s Momentum was very encouraging. Shane Watson has not looked in good form so far this year.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar sent him to the pavilion. The right-handed batsman could score only one run. Fleming said that you do not want to put yourself under pressure and our players are looking for form.
Faf du Plessis is a player who is in form and Rayudu is coming back from injury. We are a little bit dissatisfied, we need contributions from our top four batsmen.
