Fleming backs http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 – Cricket News Roundup – April 11, 2012 – Part 2
Chennai Super Kings coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stephen-Paul-Fleming-c91190, is backed skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni after the franchise suffered their second loss in three Indian Premier League games.
The defending champions have started their campaign on a disappointing note after they lost the first match to Mumbai Indians. A turn around saw them beat Deccan Chargers before another poor display against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 saw them succumbing to their biggest IPL
defeat.
The blame game has begun, and at the centre of it remains Dhoni, who has only managed just 22 runs from the first three outings. However Fleming believes that the skipper is not under any pressure.
"He has the desire to win like anybody else and it`s known that he is talented. He is a key component in this set-up and everyone knows what happens when he performs," Fleming said.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/J-Botha-c1610, claims that his side is not getting carried away despite occupying the top spot in the ongoing Indian Premier League.
The Royals have been in supreme form, winning the opening two bouts by convincing margins under the leadership of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shane-Keith-Warne-c89672.
With the team preparing to face pre-tournament favourites http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 Indians, Botha feels that there is still a long way to go for his side in the competition.
“The key is to keep preparing well and not take the foot off the pedal. We know we have to win 10-11 games for the playoffs and we have won two. So it is a long way where we want to be," Botha said.
After helping his side to recover from a precarious situation on Day 4, Australian pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 in the ongoing first Test match.
The pacer added an unbeaten 68 and partnered in a crucial 77-run stand with last man http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nathan-Michael-Lyon-c78822 to help his side post 406 for 9 dec in reply to the Windies first innings score of 449.
That was followed by an inch perfect bowling outing from the Aussie pace attack, which left the hosts reeling at 71 for 5 in their second outing.
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