IPL Final, MI vs CSK: MS Dhoni reveals his future, speaks about the season and World Cup
He also said that the focus will now shift to the World Cup and only after that, can they sit and decide to plug the gaps which were very evident this season.
cricket Updated: May 13, 2019 08:45 ISTIt came down to the final ball, Lasith Malinga held his nerve, he had nine runs to defend, he conceded seven and Mumbai Indians scraped home by 1 run and this one run was enough to hand them their fourth IPL title. Rohit Sharma became the most successful captain in the history of the league and for MS Dhoni, it was a matter of being very close, but not over the line.
The skipper said after the match that it was game where the bowlers stood up and delivered and that although it was not the perfect season for his side, on the day when it mattered the most, the team which made the least mistakes won.
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“As a team we had a good season. But we need to go back and reflect on how we reached the finals. It’s not one of those years where we played really great cricket to reach here. The middle order wasn’t great, and today it was very funny as to how both teams were only passing on the trophy from one team to the other. Both teams made a lot of mistakes, the team that made one lesser mistake won. I think the bowlers did really well for us, even today it was definitely more than a 150 wicket,” Dhoni said.
He also said that the focus will now shift to the World Cup and only after that, can they sit and decide to plug the gaps which were very evident this season. And as a parting word, the CSK skipper also said that hopefully, he will be back next season as well.
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“We have to go to our drawing board, and there is no real time for that now. We need to go into the World Cup and after that we need to see the gaps that we can fill. Nothing against the bowlers, it’s the batsmen who need to step up. [Will he be there in the next season?] Hopefully ye,” he further added.
Chasing a target of 150, CSK were cruising along courtesy a brilliant innings by Shane Watson, but then Jasprit Bumrah and Lasith Malinga combined brilliantly in the final two overs as Mumbai clinched their fourth IPL title.
First Published: May 13, 2019 08:43 IST