CSK’s auction strategy was ‘not right’: SRH of coach Stephen Fleming after honest entry after loss

Half of the IPL battle is usually won at the auction table, but in the case of Chennai Super Kings, the seeds of their struggles this season were sown several months ago in Jeddah that evening when he failed to get the best classification of players. Long -time head coach Stephen Fleming admitted that it led an unknown disaster in the ongoing edition of the league. CSK’s template has fought backwards with the team to try and go for tested players, with seven out of nine games in the points table.

“It is difficult to say. We have completely corrected it with demonstrations that we have. So we are looking at it in detail, just around our style of playing. Seeing how the game is developing, and it’s not easy.

Fleming said after losing to Sunrisers Hyderabad here on Friday, “And that’s why we are proud of our records today, that we have been consistent for so long.

But then it was approved that they must have missed one or two tricks.

“Other teams have become better, and it’s a matter of auction. But we have not been able to correct it right now. So you take responsibility from top to bottom, and you just ask the players a little more.

“But yes, it should be an area where we need to reflect and say it was not as good as it could have been, or it did not work how we wanted.

“But it is also not an ideal science. Auction is a very liquid animal. It is like buying 25 houses, so you are mentally and sometimes physically tired. And to be fair, I still think we still think we’ve got a good squad. We are not far away,” he said, a brave front.

Players like Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar have been super flops and CSK’s reluctance to try new talents at the beginning of the tournament.

At the back end, youngsters such as Ayush Matre, Sheikh Rashid and Developed Bravis are showing promise for the next season.

Fleming also agreed that after her initial reluctance, they need to keep an eye on the style of their game closely.

Ruturaj Gikwad was also contributed to his disappointing show by trying to hurt and get the right combination as 19 players.

Being the team’s leading strategist, Fleming admitted that the deer stops at him.

“Some significant injuries, just a bit of a form deficiency. And we are actually struggling to nail a game plan. Chopped and changed a lot, but I think he was trying to see something that we probably felt that he was not.

“So yes, there is a lot of responsibility in the soul-face, and it definitely starts at the top, 100% percent with me.”

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