Chennai: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) stand-in skipper Suresh Raina blamed the team’s batting for the 46-run loss which they faced against Mumbai Indians at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here Friday night.
“We didn’t bat well. We kept losing wickets every 2-3 overs, so our batsmen need to take more responsibility. Our bowling has always been good this season. We thought 155 was chaseable. But we lost too many wickets in the powerplay and middle overs,” said Raina after the game.
“We didn’t rotate the strike well either. It is important to go out there and see a few balls out, and then decide which bowler you want to go after. We need to sit as a batting unit and see where we’re doing wrong. We have power hitters, we have experienced batsmen so we just need to relax as a batting unit,” he added.
Despite the loss, CSK are sitting at the top of the table with 16 points from 12 games. They will next host Delhi Capitals May 1.
IANS
