XtraTime Web Desk: Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted that his side needed to get a lot of things right, as they are repeating the same mistakes again and again. The three-time champions faced their third consecutive loss in four games, following a loss by seven runs against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 14th match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The Chennai-based franchise continues to remain at the bottom of the points table following this result. SRH on the other hand, recorded their second consecutive win in IPL 2020 and climbed up to fourth spot.
“Long time back, we may or may not have lost three in a row. We have to get a lot of things right. It’s the professionalism – dropping catches, bowling no-balls. We’re making the same mistakes again. After the 16th over, we had two bad overs. Overall we could have been slightly better. Nobody wants to drop catches, but at this level you have to draw a line that these catches have to be taken. Catches like these can really hamper your knockout stage games. What if this was a knockout game? There are plenty of positives in this game. A few areas to improve and we’ll come back stronger.”
On being asked whether he was facing some trouble to hit the ball cleanly in the middle, Dhoni said,“I was not able to middle a lot of deliveries, maybe trying to hit the ball too hard. Looking at the outfield, it was subconscious.”
At one point of the match, MS was not feeling good. The physio had to come and check on him. To which Dhoni said, “I’m alright, the throat starts to get dry in these sort of conditions.”