“It is a difficult one for the youngsters. But they are working hard. Bravo is one of the specialists. Under him, the bowlers will gain confidence. It’s a team game. The coach, the bowling coach and the senior players guide them, Dhoni said after his team’s eight-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore here on Monday.
Dhoni is impressed by Shivam Dube’s footwork against the spinners but said he needs to work on his batting against pacers.
Dube blazed away to a 27-ball 52 in the team’s match against RCB. Having posted an imposing 226 for six, CSK emerged victorious by eight runs.
“Dube is a blank hitter, is a tall man with just right succeed in. He has a topic with the quick bowlers however he is a blank hitter towards the spinners. We had sure plans for him. We really feel he is any individual who can ship. He must consider in that greater than us,” Dhoni said at the presentation ceremony.
CSK were worried till the time the duo of RCB skipper Faf du Plessis (62 off 33 balls) and Glenn Maxwell (76 off 36) were at the crease.
“Whenever you rating 220, the batsmen wish to stay on hitting. If Faf and Maxi had endured, they might have received it by way of the 18th over. I stay assessing from at the back of the wicket, I’m at all times enthusiastic about what must be carried out quite than excited about the end result.”
Devon Conway slammed 83 off 45 deliveries while Dube blazed away to a 27-ball 52, before CSK stopped RCB at 218 for eight.
“I believe we performed it completely, the remaining 5 overs have been arrange for the end. DK completing the sport, that is bread and butter for him, however that displays how just right their bowling used to be,” RCB skipper du Plessis said.
“200 used to be going to be par, we went for few runs against the top. We will have minimized the wear and tear by way of limiting them (for lower than 20 in an over).”
“The remaining 4 overs used to be the place it used to be arrange for a super end. It used to be a type of wickets, one of the crucial very best (for batters.) As a bowler you want to be skilful, Siraj used to be incredible.
“We couldn’t manage to finish it off, but we got to move on. I lost a little bit of power towards the end, was disappointed as I got stiff. Needed to keep going harder against the spinners in the middle overs.”
(With inputs from PTI)