Switchblade Posted May 3, 2013 Posted May 3, 2013 http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/55375/dhoni-the-reason-for-chennais-success-kp Dashing England batsman Kevin Pietersen feels Mahendra Singh Dhoni's "clever" captaincy is the reason behind Chennai's success in the ongoing Indian T20 League. Pietersen, who visited the capital, downplayed the issue of his own absence being the cause for Delhi's poor show. "The reason why Chennai are such a successful is because MS (Dhoni) is such a clever skipper in Indian conditions," Pietersen replied when asked about his opinion on the secret of Chennai's success in the league. "Besides making a huge impact with the bat, Chennai have got quality spinners for the tracks on which they are playing. Not to forget their overseas recruits including Mike Hussey and even coach Stephen Fleming has made a significant contribution," Pietersen said. Pietersen, who was surprised with the way defending champions Kolkata have played so far, said: "While I am surprised to find Kolkata doing so badly and I will be a fool to bet against CSK considering that one Qualifier and the final will be played at the Eden Gardens, which is so similar to Chennai. Hyderabad has also been good. Difficult call but I will go with Chennai." Asked if his absence was the reason for Delhi's poor showing, he answered, "It's flattering to hear that but I don't think that's the only reason. We also didn't have Viru (Sehwag) for the initial matches, Morne (Morkel) and Roelof (Van der Merwe) had domestic commitments. Also what happened to Jesse made us slow starters. But the boys are gaining confidence and mathematically, we can still make it." "Delhi is very close to my heart as I have so many friends over here. The coaching set-up is great and a fantastic owner. It's not that absence of one person would make a difference." Pietersen wanted his Delhi franchise colleagues Umesh Yadav and Irfan Pathan to do well in the upcoming Champions Trophy. "Whatever I have seen, Umesh has developed a good slower delivery which will be helpful in limited overs cricket. Irfan, being a left-armer is a valuable asset with angles he can produce. It's an absolute necessity in T20s and ODIs. "In England, the Indian bowlers will have a good time as the ball swings a bit more. The batsmen might have to face a little bit more testing but again if the sun shines brightly, you will have flat tracks and ball might not swing," KP assessed. About his knee injury, Pietersen said he is hopeful of being fit and ready by the time Ashes starts. "I have been off braces for last 10 days. The body is healing well. I didn't want to take any risk (Champions Trophy) but I will be up and firing by the time Ashes starts. Whenever the England and the Australian players put their respective shirts on, it's different battle which is fascinating to watch." Asked if Mushtaq Ahmed has passed on some "notes" to David Warner regarding how to tackle spin twins Monty Panesar and Graeme Swann, Pietersen laughed and said, "Mushy won't pass on anything to David. I am confident about that as he is on our side." Quizzed if he has set any specific batting target in his Test career, pat came the reply, "I would like to score at least 10,000 Test runs. I am 2500 runs away (7499 runs in 94 Tests) from it and hopefully I will get there."
vvvslaxman Posted May 3, 2013 Posted May 3, 2013 He used to click occasionally.. this season he is clicking regularly with bat. Immense self belief to come back from any situation. He is intense throughout 20 overs so the whole team is intense. If captain is acting clueless whole team will follow suit.
yoda Posted May 3, 2013 Posted May 3, 2013 Reasons for CSK's success: 1. Bid for good/great players like Dhoni, Raina, Murali etc in the initial auction and retain core talent 2. Pick wisely in auctions including getting their own players like Hussey back 3. Get good players discarded by other teams namely Bravo 4. Pick foreigners who will be available most of the season and not those who just show up for a week or two 5. Keep a consistent core lineup and only make minor adjustments due to injuries, lack of form, availability, etc 6. Good management led by Fleming Dhoni's captaincy, especially in the previous IPL seasons has been questionable. This year batting wise he has been a monster, but to attribute CSK's success this year or for past years just to Dhoni is just plain dumb. His job is to not screw up the great team he has been given and be a part of the success by contributing himself with the bat and making reasonable on field decisions.
vvvslaxman Posted May 3, 2013 Posted May 3, 2013 Reasons for CSK's success: 1. Bid for good/great players like Dhoni, Raina, Murali etc in the initial auction and retain core talent 2. Pick wisely in auctions including getting their own players like Hussey back 3. Get good players discarded by other teams namely Bravo 4. Pick foreigners who will be available most of the season and not those who just show up for a week or two 5. Keep a consistent core lineup and only make minor adjustments due to injuries, lack of form, availability, etc 6. Good management led by Fleming Dhoni's captaincy, especially in the previous IPL seasons has been questionable. This year batting wise he has been a monster, but to attribute CSK's success this year or for past years just to Dhoni is just plain dumb. His job is to not screw up the great team he has been given and be a part of the success by contributing himself with the bat and making reasonable on field decisions. They are a gun fielding side.. Others might catch equally well. But covering grounds, picking up, throwing.. CSK is a stand out. Hussey purely due to his fielding in 19th over won a match for CSK twice.. First a run out. Then a great boundary saving effort against punjab.
yoda Posted May 3, 2013 Posted May 3, 2013 They are a gun fielding side.. Others might catch equally well. But covering grounds' date=' picking up, throwing.. CSK is a stand out. Hussey purely due to his fielding in 19th over won a match for CSK twice.. First a run out. Then a great boundary saving effort against punjab.[/quote'] Yes, they look very professional when they go out there, fielding wise or overall body language wise. I would credit the coaching staff led by Fleming for that, than just Dhoni.
Detonator Posted May 3, 2013 Posted May 3, 2013 Reasons for CSK's success: 1. Bid for good/great players like Dhoni, Raina, Murali etc in the initial auction and retain core talent 2. Pick wisely in auctions including getting their own players like Hussey back 3. Get good players discarded by other teams namely Bravo 4. Pick foreigners who will be available most of the season and not those who just show up for a week or two 5. Keep a consistent core lineup and only make minor adjustments due to injuries, lack of form, availability, etc 6. Good management led by Fleming Dhoni's captaincy, especially in the previous IPL seasons has been questionable. This year batting wise he has been a monster, but to attribute CSK's success this year or for past years just to Dhoni is just plain dumb. His job is to not screw up the great team he has been given and be a part of the success by contributing himself with the bat and making reasonable on field decisions. :agree: adding to that, the team owner doesnt take the limelight nd allows their players to do so, unlike other shameless self promoters..
Zelig Posted May 3, 2013 Posted May 3, 2013 :agree: adding to that, the team owner doesnt take the limelight nd allows their players to do so, unlike other shameless self promoters.. Yeah, right. He couldn't even stay on the dais when KKR won last year. He was busy consoling his loser son :beee:
GautiMaan Posted May 3, 2013 Posted May 3, 2013 Yeah, right. He couldn't even stay on the dais when KKR won last year. He was busy consoling his loser son :beee: homophobic:omg:
Detonator Posted May 3, 2013 Posted May 3, 2013 Yeah, right. He couldn't even stay on the dais when KKR won last year. He was busy consoling his loser son :beee: who is the father? nd who is the son? :dontknow:
CSK Fan Posted May 3, 2013 Posted May 3, 2013 From the captain to the captain, no one is from their own land, lol. Some master race. More like invaders (Dhoni, Sidhoni) came into your land and made slaves of you
vvvslaxman Posted May 3, 2013 Posted May 3, 2013 From the captain to the captain' date=' no one is from their own land, lol. Some master race. More like invaders (Dhoni, Sidhoni) came into your land and made slaves of you[/quote'] Didn't know Pollard/Malinga were born in Mumbai :hehe:
CSK Fan Posted May 3, 2013 Posted May 3, 2013 Didn't know Pollard/Malinga were born in Mumbai :hehe: Aah, Mr Not-CSK fan comes to defned his non-franchise.
vvvslaxman Posted May 3, 2013 Posted May 3, 2013 Aah' date=' Mr Not-CSK fan comes to defned his non-franchise.[/quote'] You are a pro Mumbai fan.. hence i will go at you all the time :cantstop:
Executioner Posted May 3, 2013 Posted May 3, 2013 What nonsense, Srinivasan is the secret behind CSK's success
Zelig Posted May 3, 2013 Posted May 3, 2013 homophobic:omg: Nope, his other son - the straight one :agree:
Prakat Posted May 3, 2013 Posted May 3, 2013 From the captain to the captain' date=' no one is from their own land, lol. Some master race. More like invaders (Dhoni, Sidhoni) came into your land and made slaves of you[/quote'] MGR, Rajnikant, Dhoni.
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