CSK waiting on recreating a miracle from 10 years ago, MS Dhoni’s team could still win IPL 2020

IPL 2020: MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings still have hopes in the competition as this is not teh first time that the franchise is struggling on the points table.

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Chennai Super Kings MS Dhoni during IPL 2020 opener vs Mumbai Indians. (Courtesy of BCCI)

HIGHLIGHTS

  • MS Dhoni's CSK are placed 7th on the points table so far
  • With half of IPL done and dusted, CSK fans are waiting on a miracle to happen
  • The similarities between IPL 2020 and 2010 editions are eerie

Cricket is all about uncertainties and that’s what makes the miracle of a sport so great in this world. In fact, fans of the sport refuse to believe that there’s anything more magical in the world than cricket. And why wouldn’t they? Anything can happen in the sport at any given time. And Chennai Super Kings, the 2nd most successful team in the Indian Premier League, have seen it all.

In July 2015, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals became the two IPL franchises to be banned from the cash-rich cricket league for two years. Their reinstatement in the marquee T20 league, ahead of the 2018 edition, marked a revolution in the league. MS Dhoni back in CSK colours was the biggest day for many fans across the globe. Dhoni’s CSK went on to win their 3rd IPL title that year, proving it to the world that anything can happen in the premises of cricket.

But this year has been disappointing for the fans, to say the least. With only 2 wins out of 7 IPL 2020 fixtures so far, CSK are placed at 7 in the points table only above KXIP. However, there’s a ray of hope since the ghosts from CSK’s past, precisely IPL 2010, have raised some hope for the reduced CSK side that is struggling to make a mark. IPL 2010 was the first time that MS Dhoni’s CSK had emerged as champions of the season and this season, according to how things stand halfway of the edition, is no different from the ongoing 2020 edition.

IPL 2010 vs IPL 2020: A generous points table analysis and similarities that seem like a work of miracle.

3rd season CSK since their reinstatement in the IPL: CSK were reinstated in the 2018 edition and IPL 2020 is indeed their 3rd season since they were reincarnated.

CSK are placed 7th at mid-season: Just like in the 2010 edition, CSK are yet again on the penultimate position of the IPL points table and most fans are hoping for a miracle to happen.

Mumbai Indians are topping the table: Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians have found their way to the top of the table, beating Delhi Capitals with a better NRR, just like Sachin Tendulkar’s side did in IPL 2010.

KXIP placed at the bottom with one win: Kumar Sangakkara’s Kings XI Punjab, just like KL Rahul’s side this year in IPL 2020, were place at the absolute bottom of the points table with just one win.

2 teams, SRH and RR, are tied with 6 points: Just as Deccan Chargers and Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2010 were tied at 6 points each, this time as well Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals seem to be on the same boat in the 13th edition of the cash-rich event.

Looking beyond these similarities, just to be more accepting of the reality, MS Dhoni is 10 years older than he was in 2010 and lost the charisma of the best finisher in the world that he used to be. CSK’s side has been short of mainstays Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh and the senior pack of players have not been at their best. A miracle can still happen and while the fans can rely on it, the management definitely can’t.

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Posted byAkshay Ramesh