Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad’s injury led to over-reliance on MS Dhoni (just 151 in 10 matches), who is a pale shadow of his previous match-winning self
Ravichandran Ashwin; CSK captain MS Dhoni (right) and Ravindra Jadeja. Pic/PTI; Rachin Ravindra
1 Failed to purchase match-winners at mega auction. Big money spent on names like Matheesha Pathirana (Rs 13 Cr), R Ashwin (Rs 9.75 Cr), Devon Conway (Rs 6.25 Cr) but they did not deliver.
2 Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad’s injury led to over-reliance on MS Dhoni (just 151 in 10 matches), who is a pale shadow of his previous match-winning self.
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3 Left-arm spin bowling all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja did not live up to potential with both bat and ball, managing just 183 runs and seven wickets.
4 Failure to groom young blood to bat aggressively up the order. No young replacement for ageing wicketkeeper-batter Dhoni, 43, too.
5 Poor show from openers despite changing combinations. Different openers tried: Rahul Tripathi (55 runs in 5 matches), (Rachin Ravindra 191 runs in 8 matches), Devon Conway (94 runs in 3 matches), Shaik Rasheed (57 runs in 4 matches), Ayush Mhatre (69 runs in 3 matches.
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