2 min learnApr 4, 2026 12:08 PM IST
In the sport in opposition to the Punjab Kings on Friday, the Chennai Super Kings picked solely two abroad gamers, which has solely occurred the third time in the Indian Premier League’s historical past. However, the mixture picked couldn’t have come into query if Chennai had gained the sport, however they misplaced to Punjab.
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In the opening sport in opposition to Rajasthan Royals, Chennai has performed Matthew Short and Jamie Overton each of the sport didn’t play yesterday. Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra questioned CSK’s choice to play just two foreigners and stated it’s hurting them.
“It was just the third time in this tournament’s 19-year history that only two overseas players were fielded. Why would that have happened? We had asked yesterday whether the decisions Chennai took are hurting them. Exactly the same thing happened because they don’t have the confidence at all,” Chopra stated on his YouTube channel.
“You picked only two overseas batters, out of which one is injured and the second is not worthy of playing only because you feel why you should play him in the middle order. You made him sit out after one match. I didn’t understand the second one. I felt they would play with three, but they didn’t bring Jamie Overton as well. He scored runs in the last match and he bowls decently,” he added.
“They played Prashant Veer, but didn’t make him bowl. Why exactly did you play him? Things that never used to happen with Chennai are hurting Chennai repeatedly now. The auction strategy is hurting and what they are doing now is also hurting slightly,” he noticed.
Chopra additionally lauded Ayush Mhatre’s innings of 73 runs. “Let me start with Ayush Mhatre. He is a shining star because he is batting at No. 3, although he likes opening otherwise. He batted extremely well. He has changed his technique a little. He used to go deep inside the crease earlier. He used to get slightly stuck, but now he is playing with a slight forward press,” he stated in the identical video.
