CSK's MS Dhoni (left) chats with Harbhajan Singh during a match against Mumbai Indians at Wankhede recently. Pic/Suresh Karkera

Using spin to good effect at home has always been part of the Chennai strategy in the T20.  It was evident even during their lone game in Chennai this season, with spinners dominating the proceedings in a high-scoring game. All that would need to change now, as MS Dhoni's men try to adapt to their new 'home' with a game against Rajasthan at the MCA Stadium here today. Chennai, in their only game in Chennai this season, opened with Harbhajan Singh's off-spin from one end against Kolkata. In all, the combined eight spin overs from Harbhajan, Imran Tahir and Ravindra Jadeja went for 56 runs and earned two wickets. Those were impressive returns, considering KKR scored 202 runs.

High-scoring venue
That might not be a case at the MCA stadium here though, as the venue has a history of producing high-scoring games. Square boundaries are quite short, and it's a risk to bowl spinners against an in-form batsman here, a risk Dhoni preferred not to take as a skipper of the Pune. "We have to adapt to conditions. The team were based on a lot on spin, based on Chennai conditions. But the conditions here may be very different, so we are going to have to adapt quickly," Chennai's batting coach Mike Hussey said on match eve.