Chennai Super Kings allrounder Ravindra Jadeja praises CSK Management and says that they never put pressure on any players.
Jadeja Praises CSK Management
Jadeja, who was the captain for the first phase of IPL 2022, didn’t get desired results and was replaced by the peerless MS Dhoni, whose every word is believed to be the holy grail in the CSK corridors
Earlier it was learnt was Jadeja was a bit upset after giving up captaincy and there were rumours that he wanted to leave the franchise but all the differences were ironed out much before the current season began.
“CSK management and the owners (N Srinivasan) never put any pressure on any players. Even now after 11 years with CSK, they have the same attitude and the approach. They’ll never make you feel low even when you aren’t performing well,” Jadeja told ‘Star Sports’.
The southpaw said that there is no hierarchy in the team set-up and he has never felt that there is any bias for any particular player.
“There is no senior and junior kind of thing there. Even any youngster from U-19 will get the same respect and treatment like other senior players. No pressure at all. No biasness among any players, whether they are playing or not.” For Jadeja, the connect with fans, the ‘Whistle Podu’ brigade, is deeply emotional at one level.
He spoke on how the CSK franchise has been instrumental in building a deeper connection with the fans, especially when they had to play their home games in Pune in the 2018 edition of the tournament.
“In Pune, CSK Franchise made complete arrangement for 2k-3k fans to stay in Pune and watch all those seven matches which were scheduled to be played in Pune. Their stay and food arrangements, everything was done by CSK franchise. Also they were given CSK jerseys.” CSK are back at home ground and Jadeja says he can feel the buzz even during training sessions.
“This time at home ground there will be a lot of excitement because sometimes when we practice it feels like we are here to play a match because 15-20k fans comes to watch us practice.
“Complete one stand gets filled and cheer for us till the time we practice. It will be lot more exciting this time because we haven’t played at our home ground since few years and Mahi Bhai is back this season, so it’ll be a big occasion for fans to see him in Chennai.”
With 2 victories out of 4 matches, CSK currently holds the 6th spot in the IPL 2023 Points table.
