Chennai Super Kings’ coach, Stephen Fleming, rates his team as favourites to defend the IPL title
Chennai Super Kings’ coach, Stephen Fleming, has rated his team as favourites to clinch the final of the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) because of home advantage.
Chennai Super Kings defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first match of the play-offs to qualify for the final and they will now play either http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians or Bangalore in the final which is scheduled to be played in Chennai on Saturday.
Fleming expressed that he is happy to be back at their home ground but the last thing he wants from his team is to get complacent because of home conditions.
Former Kiwi captain said that his team feels very confident while playing at home and they could not have asked for a better venue for this crucial match
The coach added that Kolkata http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Knight-c71599 Riders could have turned out to be a tough opponent in such conditions but he is happy that he does not have to play them as it has been eliminated.
Fleming said, "It is nice to be back at home. We certainly do not want to take home conditions for granted. We have had been comfortable playing at home this year. If we wanted to play final, it is certainly at home. Probably the team to play here with is
KKR. They have spinners and got pace and I am pleased to see them gone”.
The former left-handed batsman said that the reason behind his team’s success is proper homework and cohesion between himself and skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mahendra-Singh-Dhoni-c73820.
Fleming admired Dhoni’s leadership and said that he has used his bowlers brilliantly throughout the season. He also praised the contributions of Suresh Raina and Dwayne Bravo with the ball as their primary job is to score runs.
"If we get some wickets of the top order and then Ashwin comes to bowl. The skipper uses Raina when it is more defensive with three or four down and we are not under more pressure so that we can create better environment for Suresh to bowl. He is a good
bowler, but Bravo has also bowled well so far", he added.
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