"No Need of Re-Shuffling": Ashish Nehra Backs CSK To Comeback Stronger Next Season
Updated - 30 Oct 2020, 03:28 PM
Former India fast bowler Ashish Nehra feels Chennai Super Kings (CSK) don’t need re-shuffling despite their IPL 2020 debacle. CSK are often referred to as daddy’s army with a bunch of veteran players in their ranks. The management has also backed their senior players over the years.
But their have been calls for a change as CSK have struggled in the IPL 2020. Players like Shane Watson, MS Dhoni have not been at their consistent best. Faf du Plessis had been exceptional at the start but their was a certain slump in his game. Dwayne Bravo was ruled out due to injury while Imran Tahir didn’t game many games.
I hope we see the old CSK again next season: Ashish Nehra
Nehra believes age is not a factor for the slump in form for CSK. He however wishes to see the old CSK once again in the next season. The former fast bowler also mentioned that their is no need for a re-shuffling, adding, that if his body was fit then he could have played for a longer time as a fast bowler.
“We have seen in the IPL, people talk about CSK (players) being 30-35 and in the wrong side of 35. But we have seen what they are capable of doing. It’s just one season and I hope we see the old CSK again next season,” Nehra said on Star Sports.
“MS Dhoni knows how to take it in his stride. We are talking about a guy who is mentally strong. I don’t think it’s that big a deal for him. It hurts when you don’t qualify. But I hope we see MS Dhoni again and the same old CSK.
“I don’t think so (big reshuffle happening next year). 30-35 is not old. Somebody like me, I played IPL until I was 39. And if with my body, as a fast bowler, I can play at the age of 39, they can play for longer. Maybe Shane Watson… we still hope his presence next year. Apart from that, I don’t think they will look to shuffle it too much.
After being ousted from the IPL 2020, CSK have won two matches on the trot.
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