CSK's Tough Day: Mukesh Chaudhary's Debut and Fleming's Resolve

After calling bowler Mukesh Chaudhary's lackluster performance against Sunrisers Hyderabad a "tough baptism," head coach Stephen Fleming of the Chennai Super Kings stated that his team is still dedicated to helping its players find "a new hero when short on firepower."

On Friday, CSK lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad by six wickets, their second loss of the year.

Mukesh, who entered the game as an Impact Sub and bowled the second-most costly over in IPL 2024 with 27 runs conceded, was making his debut for the season.

Ruturaj Gaikwad, the captain, sent the ball to the left-arm bowler in the second over. With 16 wickets in 2022, he was CSK's leading wicket-taker. However, Abhishek Sharma, who was in form at the time, hammered him for three sixes and two fours.

Today, we had the opportunity to present Mukesh Chaudhary. He was useful to us in the past. He had a bad day. Nevertheless, that's a feature of the IPL, Fleming stated at Friday's press conference following the game.

"It involves player management and replacing the lost hero when you do find yourself a little short on firepower. Although it didn't happen today, we had faith in the players we brought in, and they have been performing their jobs and training effectively. difficult baptism.

He continued, "The aggressive way they played showed that the first five or six overs were the best to bat."

Due to the absence of teenager Matheesha Pathirana and pacer Mustafizur Rahman, who is returning to Bangladesh to obtain his visa for the T20 World Cup later this year, CSK was forced to make changes to their squad.

Fleming acknowledged that Rahman was missed. It is unquestionably a component of the IPL. We can't use him since he's not here.

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