The Chennai Super Kings faltered in adapting to the pitch and the conditions in their meek surrender to the Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati on Monday, according to batting coach Mike Hussey. But he also insisted that the defeat has not shaken their faith in the current players.
“There was certainly some movement early, and our batsmen probably struggled to adjust to that movement early. So if we had our time again, maybe we would have been a little bit more cautious and tried to get through that first six overs without losing too many wickets. But it’s easy to say that in hindsight, isn’t it?
“You know, the way the game is being played these days, they want to be aggressive, they want to play their shots, and probably the conditions weren’t quite right for that today (Monday),” Hussey said.
Backing the team for better batsmanship in the coming games, the Australian added: “Oh, 100% we’ll still be backing this team. No questions about that. There’s no doubt about that.
“Generally speaking, around the country, the pitches are going to be pretty good for batting. So I’d expect much better batting performances in the future, especially if the pitches are a bit flatter. So I think it’s a good lesson for us. We want to try and put this one behind us pretty quickly.”
