IPL 2022: CSK Head Coach Stephen Fleming Reveals MS Dhoni's "Best Time" To Bat

Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming on Monday said the best time for MS Dhoni to come out to bat is from 15 overs onwards. Shikhar Dhawan's unbeaten 88 helped Punjab Kings beat Chennai Super Kings by 11 runs at the Wankhede Stadium here. Ambati Rayudu's 39-ball 78-run knock went in vain as CSK lost their sixth match of the season.

"We lost a wicket in the 13th over, pretty close to when we have seen MS Dhoni come in the last 13 years. We had this discussion a lot, MS' best time is from about 15 overs onwards and Jadeja has played some good innings for us from the stage, and we don't throw that out based on 1-2 games," said Fleming during a post-match press conference.

About the match, Fleming said that when a match is as high scoring as one played on Monday, there are always a couple of twists and turns where the team could have performed better.

"For the majority of the innings, we were in control. But they (PBKS) finished really well," added the CSK head coach.

About Rayadu's hand injury, Fleming said that the first check was done around the break and the player's hand was bruising.

"It was just a case of icing that and getting that down and I think a little padding around the glove. It was the same hand that was broken sometime back, so it is still pretty tender and a knock like that can obviously cause some damage. But fortunately for us, it settled down he batted well," he added.

Fleming said that all-rounder Moeen Ali, who injured his ankle, is in his recovery period.

"X-Rays revealed there was no fracture, which is good. We are hopeful that the recovery will be quick, given that there is no fracture," added the coach.

Coming to the match, Punjab Kings lost captain Mayank Agarwal early during the