After Chennai Super Kings (CSK) suffered their fifth loss on the trot in IPL 2025, former Australia captain Michael Clarke stated that the five-time champions are totally down on confidence and now is the time for them to risk everything for getting wins in rest of the season. At the MA Chidambaram Stadium, despite MS Dhoni's return to captaincy, CSK were a pale shadow of their dominating self as KKR's disciplined bowlers restricted them to 103/9 - their lowest IPL total on the home turf.
With defending champions KKR eventually winning by eight wickets, CSK suffered their biggest defeat in the IPL in terms of balls remaining (59) and are still rooted to ninth place in the points table.
“Wicket looked quite tough to bat on. There was a little bit of movement with the new ball and certainly some spin. I think Chennai Super Kings got their plan wrong. The way they went about it - it's clear they're down on confidence. And their intent - well, there was no intent.”
“At the moment, it seems like a very conservative approach - just trying to get close to winning or avoid a big defeat. Instead, they should throw it all on the line, risk everything, and try to win the game.”
“That kind of change is easier said than done. Just like a good, confident feeling can become infectious in a winning dressing room, the same applies when you're losing. That losing feeling lingers, and it's hard to get rid of sometimes,” said Clarke on JioStar.
Piyush Chawla, the veteran India leg-spinner who had a stint with CSK in IPL 2020, has suggested the side needs a minor shake-up - by backing young, uncapped and hungry players in their ranks.
“At this stage, I think Chennai Super Kings should consider bringing in youngsters. Someone like Andre
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