Virat Kohli Stamps Cass to Guide RCB to Easy Victory Over Dhoni’s CSK

Virat Kohli Stamps Cass to Guide RCB to Easy Victory Over Dhoni’s CSK

As the halfway stage of the Indian Premier League nears, we are slowly getting an idea where this could head. Leaders Delhi Capitals have displayed the wherewithal to comfortably make it to the top-four. Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore are peaking at the right time. Without Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the jury is still out on how Sunrisers Hyderabad may finish. And Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals, lying bottom of the heap, have been both unlucky and sloppy.

But is it time Chennai Super Kings admit they are not good at chasing anymore? Looks like it. After Saturday’s 37-run defeat to RCB, CSK have now lost five out of seven chases. Once masters of the template of taking a match to the wire and finishing it with a few lusty blows, CSK now look clueless in the middle overs if openers Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis don’t fire. MS Dhoni hasn’t been himself, leaving bulk of the work to Ambati Rayudu and Ravindra Jadeja. But in a tournament as long as this, Rayudu and Jadeja can’t be expected to successfully anchor every chase.