It is entirely mental
The bowling coach for the Chennai Super Kings, Eric Simons, is certain that the hosts were mentally impacted by former India captain and CSK player MS Dhoni’s four-ball, undefeated twenty in the last over against the Mumbai Indians on Sunday. Ruturaj Gaikwad’s squad won 206-4 at Wankhede Stadium thanks to the hit.
“It is crucial to apply psychological pressure to the opposition as you approach the break. After an over like that, you get to the changing room, and it gives you tremendous momentum. They were trying to keep us under 200, but all of a sudden they were up against 206 with an over. “Dhoni never ceases to amaze us,” Simons said on Sunday during the news conference after the game.
Following the departure of Daryl Mitchell (14 balls in 17 overs) on the second delivery of the 20th over, MI captain and bowler Hardik Pandya (2-43) was thrashed by Dhoni for three straight sixes. He then finished the over with two runs on the last ball, making it worth 26.
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Dhoni has been dealing with a knee issue, according to Simons, but it hasn’t affected his play. “Dhoni’s ailments are of more concern to everyone else than to him. He’s among the toughest guys I’ve ever met. We don’t even know how much suffering he could be experiencing, in my opinion. He simply keeps going about his business. There must be some annoyances. Simons said, “He simply has the capacity to put things aside and do what has to be done.
Dangers of Dube
Former South African cricketer Simons said that Shivam Dube may intimidate rival spinners with his 38-ball, undefeated 66, which included 10 fours and two sixes. “They [MI] take off the spinners and put on the pacemen when he [Dube] comes on.” He’s become more and more successful. However, since he was at the wicket, they didn’t bowl spin again for the remainder of the match.
“It’s all about managing the game, and Dube, in particular, has that ability since they are no longer able to bowl spin. They are afraid as well as unwilling to. His effectiveness against fast bowling has grown significantly, according to Simons.
When Dhoni was captain of India, Simons, a former bowling coach for Team India, was all praise for CSK’s Sri Lankan bowler Matheesha Pathirana, who destroyed MI with a 4-28 score. “Matheesha deserves all of the recognition for his bowling style and accomplishments, and he will receive a lot of it.” However, throughout that middle stretch, those two gentlemen—pacers Tushar Deshpande and Shardul Thakur—performed really well for us to push the rate outside the Mumbai Indians’ grasp, Simons said.
