Chennai Super Kings played their second match in IPL 2023 against Lucknow Super Giants. In this match played at Chepauk, Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led CSK won by 12 runs and opened the account in the tournament. After the victory in this match, Captain Cool Mahendra Singh Dhoni appeared unhappy with the bowlers of his team. He even talked about giving up the captaincy.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni said after the match, “Fast bowling needs improvement. It should be done according to the situation. The important thing is to keep an eye on what the opposition bowlers are doing. Another thing is that he should not bowl no balls and extra wides or they will have to play under a new captain. This will be my second warning and then I will leave.”
Although Chennai Super Kings may have won the match played against Lucknow Super Giants, but in this match CSK bowlers were seen in very poor rhythm. In this match, Chennai bowlers bowled a total of 3 no balls and a total of 13 wide balls.
The team spent 18 extra runs in this way. At the same time, the bowlers of Lucknow also did not lag behind in this matter. Lucknow bowlers bowled 1 no ball and 7 wide balls in this match. Let us tell you that in the first match too, Chennai bowlers bowled 2 nos and 4 wide balls.
Talking about the pitch Dhoni said, “Fantastic high scoring game. We were all wondering how the wicket would be. It was the first perfect game that could have happened. I thought it would be a bit slow. But it was a wicket where you could score runs. I was surprised by the wicket.”
