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The four-time champions Chennai Super Kings are facing a big concern of bowling in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League 2023. They have found it very hard to defend even the big totals; apart from that, they have also faced a big issue of slow-over offense.
Recently, the former Indian batter Virender Sehwag has talked about CSK’s bowling concerns and explained its negative impacts on the captaincy of MS Dhoni. Notably, Dhoni had already warned the bowlers to bowl disciplined bowling or they’ll be playing under a new captain.
"They'll have to bowl no no-balls and fewer wides. We are bowling too many extra deliveries and need to cut them out otherwise they'll be playing under a new captain," said Dhoni after winning the match against Lucknow Super Giants.
Virender Sehwag echoed the same concern and advised CSK bowlers to bowl quite less offense both of time and line length as well.
"Dhoni was not looking happy because he has mentioned it before that he wants the bowlers to reduce the number of no-balls and wides. CSK had bowled two-three years of extra and against RCB, they bowled another extra over. It shouldn't go to a stage where Dhoni gets banned and CSK has to take the field without their captain,” said Sehwag to CricBuzz.
“With the kind of knee injury he has, it appears he might play only a handful of matches more anyway. He is constantly pushing himself but if his bowlers are bowling so many wides and no-balls, then Dhoni will have to take rest," he added later.
Here's what Virender Sehwag said further on MS Dhoni and CSK
Later on, Sehwag also mentioned the concern of bowling less number of dot balls by the CSK bowlers and also weighed his statement that CSK has a weak bowling attack.
"I'm saying from day 1 that CSK's bowling is weak. They need to work on that department. But what more can they do? They will have to use whatever resources they have this season. The bowlers have to be more accurate. If look at their performance against RCB, they have bowled 30-35 dot balls so they didn't let RCB score a run in six overs. Despite that, they ended up conceding 218 because they leaked far too many sixes and fours," Sehwag concluded.