This season has not been a good one for Chennai Super Kings (CSK). This season Chennai Super Kings (CSK) remained at number 9 in the points table. Actually, this is the worst performance of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in IPL history. Although Mahendra Singh Dhoni had stepped down from the captaincy before the start of this season, many questions were raised when Ravindra Jadeja stepped down from the captaincy midway through the season. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) had to face 6 losses in their first 8 matches. After leaving Ravindra Jadeja’s captaincy, many media reports said that Jadeja is unhappy with the management of the team.
In fact, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batsmen struggled with poor form throughout the season. Apart from starter Rituraj Gaikwad, batsmen like Robin Uthappa, Shivam Dubey, Ambati Rayudu scored runs but there was no consistency in the performance. It was pretty much the same for Captain Cool. Except for a few matches, Dhoni was unable to score quick runs in most matches. No Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batsman could touch the 400-run mark this season. Panar Rituraj Gaikwad was the top run scorer for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) this season. He has scored 368 runs this season.
However, despite this poor season, there were many positives for Chennai Super Kings (CSK). This season players like Simarjit Singh, Mukesh Chaudhary, Mahesh Teekshna, Mathisha Patharina impressed a lot with their performance. Left arm closer Mukesh Chaudhary took 16 wickets in 13 games this season. This season Chennai Super Kings (CSK) played 14 matches. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) won in only 4 matches. While losing in 10 games. In this way, Captain Cool’s team was number 9 in the points table with 8 points.
