Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden has shared his insights on Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2025 ahead of the clash against Lucknow Super Giants.
He believes that implementing major changes is against CSK’s DNA and they will likely follow their simple ‘back yourselves and trust the process’.
CSK are hanging at the bottom of the IPL 2025 points table with only one win out of six games and will be hoping for a turnaround when they face LSG at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium.
“I doubt we’ll see major changes – it’s just not in CSK’s DNA. Their approach will likely be: back yourselves, trust the process. They might not be the team that scores 60 in the powerplay, but they have to find a point of difference,” said Matthew Hayden.
“Without change, it becomes insanity – doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. Whether they recognise and act on that is still uncertain, but something clearly needs to shift,” Matthew Hayden said on JioHotstar.
Chennai made a solid start with a win against Mumbai Indians but since then have lost five consecutive matches, against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders for the first time in the tournament’s history.
With having lost Ruturaj Gaikwad due to an elbow fracture, MS Dhoni has been leading the side in his absence, while 17 year old Mumbai opener Ayush Mhatre is set to join the squad as Ruturaj Gaikwad’s replacement.
CSK are in desperate need of their Talisman, MS Dhoni and one needs to see whether the former India captain can rally the team around and bring about a change in fortunes.
Ahead of the Lucknow clash, CSK head coach Stephen Fleming said, MS Dhoni doesn’t have a magic wand and the entire team needs to step up to get out of this slump.
“Dhoni’s influence will be always prominent but he’s not a soothsayer, he hasn’t got a magic wand. He can’t just rub it over the side; otherwise, he would have brought it out earlier,” told Stephen Fleming.
“It’s a case of us working very hard along with MS to turn it around, and certainly, in both of our cricketing careers, we’ve been in situations that require a lot of energy, and we’ve got to make sure that the energy is put in the right place,” Stephen Fleming concluded.
