CSK and IPL Success
This may be a topic that is not of topical interest with football fever all over – But this was something that has been on my mind to blog about – just the way the CSK team went about winning the title, inspite of being away from the league for two years. Some of the things they did right are worth mentioning : Smart Buys : When the auction was on to buy players , CSK team buys went unnoticed . They did not go after big names or with those that were high potential based on form . Some of the buys may have been intriguing at that time . Cases in point could be that of Watson , Rayudu, Harbhajan , Deepak Chahar , Shardul etc – Debates rolled on in terms of why some of the thirty plus players for a short version of the game where speed and agility come in to play ?. Most of the critics wrote off CSK based on the team and its buys during the auction itself . CSK surprised all of them with winning the title. Retention : The team retained thre...