Ahead of the match against Gujarat Titans (GT) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Tuesday, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming praised Rachin Ravindra for a “performance that was really encouraging” on his debut in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 opener against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). CSK will play their second match of the season against last year’s finalists GT at their home arena, MA Chidambaram Stadium. The five-time champions had won their first match against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by six wickets.
Fleming claimed that batting coach Michael Hussey is working on the plans and management is encouraging the players to do what they want.
“He stuck to his game and part of introducing players to the squad is trying to make them as comfortable as possible. “Mike Hussey is working around the plans, we’re just encouraging players to do what they would do in their normal environment , whether they Whether it is New Zealand or South Africa, wherever it is, we have to try to play the same way and do the same things as for their national teams,” said Fleming, quoted by CSK.
The former Blackcaps skipper further praised Rachin who played very well in the last match. The opener scored 37 runs off just 15 balls with the help of three fours and three sixes.
“And that was exactly the case with Rachin. He played very well. There are nerves, there are a lot of nerves in the first game, even with some seasoned players. So to put in a performance like that was really great.” encouraging,” the former New Zealand cricketer added.
Fleming also stated that there are chances of the left-arm spinner getting an opportunity to bowl in Chennai in the future as the field conditions are quite good.
“Possibly. Maybe sometimes, yes. The conditions are quite good at the moment, but his bowling is… Yes, it’s definitely an asset to the team too,” the 50-year-old concluded.
CSK squad for IPL 2024: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi, MS Dhoni (wk), Deepak Chahar, Maheesh Theekshana, Mustafizur Rahman, Tushar Deshpande, Shardul Thakur, Shaik Rasheed, Moeen Ali , Nishant Sindhu, Mitchell Santner, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Prashant Solanki, Mukesh Choudhary, Simarjeet Singh, RS Hangargekar, Aravelly Avanish.
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