CSK Win Again -- A Remarkable Turnaround IPL 2021
CSK won the IPL title for 2021 , I would say with ease .. But winning with ease was not mostly expected based on what happened during the previous season. The Dad s army had not qualified for the Knock outs , the team looked out of sorts and the team was just not competitive.. And one knows in sport , once you are knocked off the pedestal , how difficult it is to climb back to glory. It takes enormous effort to rebuild –It was an amazing turnaround – Did they change too many things … No not really. They just stuck to the same team ( mostly ) , relied on experience , did not do too much data analysis , built relationships , gave freedom to the players and allowed them to deliver building enormous trust and credibility and making the team so bonded and fierce. Did they make big changes to the team ? They let go of few players ( Vijay / Watson and that man Kedar Jadav and Bhajji as well ) – Traded in and brought in Robin Utthappa – Splurged 9.25 INR on K Gowtham and another 7 cror