It’s early days for Chennai Super Kings in this season’s IPL, having played just two games (a win and a loss).
However, the 50-run defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the MAC Stadium here on Friday exposed the team’s fundamental weakness, which has been apparent since the squad was put together at the auction last year.
A look at the line-up shows that it lacks the dynamism and firepower that most outfits have. CSK’s method of maximising its home advantage by playing on spin-friendly tracks forced the think-tank to spend big bucks on tweakers Noor Ahmad and R. Ashwin.
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