When MS Dhoni and CSK went to the field at the Ekana stadium in Lucknow, it seemed like a home game. It was a yellow sea in the stalls, but it has always been the case, no matter which stadium they are. 2025, however, was in a bad way for CSK.
Fans have begun to turn on Dhoni and CSK in the last few weeks and the loss of Ruturaj Gaikwad was the main blow. The team’s morality was down and stubbornness to change their methods was shown by head coach Stephen Fleming and launch coach Michael Hussey during several press conferences. On April 14, however, the Chennai party showed a party that they do not do for a long time.
Right from the first ball, it seemed that the CSK pitching was intended to limit the destructive highest order of LSG. Powerplay launching, driven by Rachin Ravindra and Shaik Rasheed, was sometimes smooth and effortless, without a wild sloga or great intervention. And when Mrs. Dhoni played her 26 out of 11 balls, CSK won the game with the remaining 5 goals.
So were these changes in the staff that caused victory? Well, no.
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“Changing the intention brings a change in wealth”
Michael Clarke said in an interview with the transmitter that rather than coming people, it was a change in the intention that helped CSK to win victory. Clarke felt that the whole language of the team’s body was different at night.
“I think the most important change was the change in the intention. I think the way they came out and engaged in their energy. Tripathi, the catch ran back to do the catch, it looks easy on TV.”
“I tell you, this is the hardest type of high catch of the ball. Full sprint, probably 30 meters of sprint running back to get the ball and not lose the vision.”
“I just think their whole intention was different tonight. And the way they burned, their power with the bat was better, medium order and against rotation, played better than LSG. This brings the best of your team,” Clarke said.
“Hunger for victory, greater than fear of failure”
Robin Uthappa, who also participated in the discussion after the match, said there was a connection and hunger for winning the game.
“So there was an intention today. There was this connection and the belief in themselves to just push, push, push this victory, and therefore they got it because there was this faith. The hunger for this victory was more than the fear of CSK failure,” Uthappa said.
IPL has become a tournament that depends on what matters. Whether it is at the beginning, in the middle or death, players are often examined for their intention. CSK faced Thunder in the last 5 games before clash against LSG due to lack of aggression.
Now they found a template and the right intention. The question maybe if they can pull some magic and get into the play -off. Now they have a captain who saw it all and did in IPL. Now the team must show their intention to go forward.
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Published:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published on:
April 15, 2025
