Why did Ashwin get an over in the powerplay?

chennai Super Kings scored just 103 runs in the match against kolkata Knight Riders and then suffered a crushing defeat by eight wickets. dhoni was reappointed as captain in this match and fans had high expectations from him. They were eager to see CSK win under his leadership. But, after CSK lost by just 103 runs in the batting, when CSK bowled next, fans expected dhoni to show his experienced captaincy and put at least a little pressure on kolkata Knight Riders and that the team would reach the target of 104 runs calmly. But, that didn't happen either. Dhoni's captaincy was also criticized. The over-giving of Ashwin in the power play especially shocked many. When Ashwin played for chennai Super Kings in his early days, he used to bowl in the power play.
At that time, the batsmen facing Ashwin struggled to score runs and lost wickets. But now everyone knows how Ashwin bowls. The batsmen have been easily approaching his bowling and scoring runs in the recent IPL series. Even in such a situation, Captain dhoni gave Ashwin the fourth over in the power play. After that, he also gave the seventh over. Ashwin gave a total of 26 runs in those two overs. Many pointed out that he might have given a chance to bowl to Noor Ahmed, who is already bowling well in the CSK team.

Noor ahmed came to bowl in the eighth over. He took the wicket of sunil Narine on the very first ball he bowled. Many are pointing out that if he had been kept bowling in the power play, he would have definitely put a little pressure on the kolkata Knight Riders team. Also, young fast bowler Anshul Kamboj had bowled the first two overs and had taken one wicket for 19 runs. At least the young talent could have been given a chance. After he had taken one wicket, he could have been kept bowling and given a chance to take more wickets. He didn't do that either. Therefore, many are criticizing Dhoni's captaincy. Many are criticizing him for still using old methods and giving Ashwin a chance in the powerplay as if he were a young bowler. kolkata Knight Riders achieved the target of 104 runs in 10.1 overs and won by eight wickets.
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Sowmiya Sriram

12/04/2025 09:27 AM