We should re-teach the group tips on how to play at Chepauk: CSK coach Fleming

IPL aspect Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming has requested his gamers to press the reset button and be in sync with the most recent developments with a purpose to bounce again from final version’s debacle.

CSK completed ninth within the 10-team event final yr after profitable the title in 2021.

With this yr’s Indian Premier League set to be performed on home-and-away foundation after being held inside ‘bio-bubbles’ for 2 years, the previous New Zealand skipper mentioned gamers should alter shortly to new floor circumstances if they’re to do effectively this season.

“We have to really play well, and we have to re-teach the team how to play (this season). We’ve had three or four years almost where we’ve been away, so our style of play has changed,” Fleming was quoted as saying in a report in CSK web site on Monday.

“So, we quickly have to get back into sync with the ground and make sure that the style of play we play represents what the ground’s asking. And, we’ll do that and we need to do it quickly. So, we’ll work very hard on that.” Fleming added that with IPL motion lastly set to return to CSK’s fortress Chepauk, his group will do its finest to maximise the benefits on dwelling turf.

CSK will likely be bolstered by the addition of England Test skipper Ben Stokes, who was purchased by the group for Rs 16.25 crore within the IPL public sale at Kochi not too long ago.

“Well, it’s a great time because we turned our home ground into almost a fortress, it was really hard for teams to come and play us and we worked hard. It didn’t happen by accident. We really developed the team that could specialise here. So, we’re really proud of what we achieved here,” mentioned Fleming.

“So, this had to be a strong home base for us. And it was, and what we gave and the results we got, we got back ten-fold from the crowd. And as our support grew and our success grew, it just became an absolute juggernaut of a place to come and compete in. And I know the players loved driving here, turning up to play, and I’m pretty sure as opposition it felt pretty daunting.”