Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat Mumbai Indians (MI) by eight wickets at Chepauk on Saturday to stay alive in the race for playoffs on the back of fifties from captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and youngster Kartik Sharma as well. And, CSK head coach Stephen Fleming praised the young batter’s knock and said that he will be just better and better with time as well.
Speaking during the post-match press conference, Feming said, “You have the young players, so there are two parts to it. One is how you introduce them. It is a big stage, no matter what they’ve been doing at the domestic level. So understanding their mentality is really important, and it is a big step up. They can have all the talent in the world, but the temperament is what we’re looking for. And his introduction was tough at the start, and then he had a little bit of time out where he worked hard, and today was a good reward for that.”
“He’s a fine player, and he was expensive in the auction because others see that as well. And tonight it was good to see the temperament as well as the skill on show, and he will just get better and better. So it’s a nice spot for him, and the timing was right. So we’re really pleased and proud of what he did today,” he further added.
Speaking about Kamboj’s bowling, Fleming said, “It’s not a surprise for us. At the end of last year, he was really good. He’s worked hard with Eric Simons (CSK bowling coach) around the concept of death bowling, and he has worked during the year to master that. And I think you’ve seen some fine performances, both in the reason why and what he’s doing, and then the ability to execute under pressure. And they’re two really key components at the death, and all we really needed was evidence. And again, a lot of the work we’ve done pre-season and out has been with open wickets and understanding angles and what he can and can’t do from certain sides of the wicket, and it’s very impressive.”
Meanwhile, Ramakrishna Ghosh also made his IPL debut in the match and bowled three overs, conceding 24 runs, and also took a crucial wicket of Suryakumar Yadav as well.
“His improvement in the recent weeks has been noticeable. He has been training really well in our workout at the academy. We have two grounds that we use. It’s been very impressive. So disappointing that he was injured towards the end, but the other point was — he does bat and bat well, and that’s an area of big improvement. So he can genuinely be called an all-rounder,” Fleming concluded.
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