CSK's fast bowling stock will be strengthened next season, hints MS Dhoni

Chennai Super Kings are out of reckoning for the IPL playoffs after losing to Mumbai Indians on Thursday but captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni hinted that his side will come back stronger next season with more fast bowlers in their arsenal MI beat CSK by five wickets in a lowscoring match to send the Dhoniled side out of reckoning for a playoff berth MI chased down a target of 98 with 31 balls to spareThe fast bowlers to have both of them Mukesh Choudhary and Simarjeet Singh bowling really well is a big positive Not to forget well have two more fast bowlers coming in to the next season and we have a few more up our sleeves We just want to give them ample time to prepare for what the IPL holds for them Dhoni said at the postmatch presentationSo we have a few positives that well take into the next season but what is important is that whatever gaps are there to try to fill in those gaps so that leakages dont happen The former India captain was happy that the IPL has seen the rise of many fast bowlersIts good to have them We have gone through a period where we never had extraordinary bench strength with fast bowlers Also what happens is fast bowlers they take their time to mature If youre lucky you get somebody who in six months time can feature in all the different formats whether Test cricket oneday or T20 I feel thats what IPL is doingIts an opportunity for them and a lot of them become slightly more bold and a bit more courageous which is important in a format like this They want to take the opposition head on and that has been the difference You see a few who are not those types who shy away initially but as they play more games they get more and more confident and are able to execute their plans better He said irrespective of the nature of the wicket anything below 130 was difficult to defendI asked the bowlers to show a lot of character put the opposition under pressure and forget about the result I feel both the young fast bowlers bowled really well As far as their contribution is concerned I feel a game like this really helps them Its something that they start believing in themselves Whenever we start we need the same kind of attitude and thats what is needed in the shortest formatDuring the CSK innings Dhoni ran out of partners leaving him stranded at 36 Asked what he said to his batters Dhoni stated What was important is that when youre batting under that kind of pressure its the first few deliveries that are important I said to be themselves If they want to hit the first delivery then go for it Its a chance for survivalIf they pass those first few deliveries then they can be themselves It didnt pay off but at the same time the opposition bowled really well and a bit of application was needed from our side A few of our batters got out on good deliveries We cant really help that but other than that these are the kind of games where you learn a lot so hopefully they are learning from each and every game MI captain Rohit Sharma said looking at how the pitch was playing and his team losing wickets upfront there were tense moments in the middle It was just about keeping calm and getting the job done We were a little calm and got the job done in the end he saidWe have played a lot of cricket here Weve had pitches like this Its nice to get bowlers into the game as well at times Its been battingfriendly all over it was good to see bounce and swing from both sides which was good to watch MI have already been out of reckoning for a playoff berth On the future of the team he said We are keeping one eye on the future we want to win games and at the same time we try out certain players There are options that we still want to try He said batter Tilak Varma who took MI home with an unbeaten 34 can play for India soonHe Tilak has been brilliant playing for the first year having such a calm head is never easy I feel hes going to be an allformat player for India pretty soon Hes got the technique and temperament And theres hunger as well On pacer Jasprit Bumrah Rohit said He knows what he needs to do and what the team expects him to do He understands magnificent spell upfront Asked about veteran Kieron Pollard who did not play on Thursday the skipper said Hes been a stalwart he came out and said that hes okay with thatThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever