I neither watch IPL nor actively follow it, but for reading some news on the web…
This morning, I was reading MSD s words after CSK’s emphatic win yesterday & they are resonating in my ears ?
Why?
This is what we always converse
Below are his words & you can possible relate them to our conversations?
(Consistency in selection) is something we bank on
Between the coach Flemming & me, we decide everything. It stays inbetween us. We are on the same page. We don’t talk differently. We bank on each other
We did small things right which helped us win the game
Believed in our processes
We decided to stick with Shane Watson as the opener. It was just a matter of time that Shane Watson gets going. If he did just 80% of what he was doing in the nets, it was enough
It’s not about being aggressive
Faf du Plessis is the most consistent batsman in our team
???Pls relate
Are we on the same page?
It’s not about winning every game.
Yes, It’s ultimately about winning the season but if not, if we consistently end up either in the final or the semi-final (season after season), it’s not bad either (definitely in money matters)
2 stars exit CSK…will it impact? Maybe temporarily? But the processes & the thought processes of the coach and captain will not probably ruin them