The famous quote “Victorious warriors win first and then go the war, while defeated warriors go the war and then seek to win” by Sun Tzu is very apt for sports. In the modern world, Sports is equivalent to wars fought several centuries ago. One sided wars doesn’t go well and we have witnessed that in the yesteryears.
The mental part of the sport lead to belief which turns into actions to define a Champion. The IPL mega auctions and the big buys was an exercise to build up the arsenals to make a statement what a team possess. This I think is half the battle won and remaining depend on the execution. This justifies the statement “Victorious warriors win first and then go the war”.
CSK’s principle is completely a different kettle of fish. They don’t make many big buys but emotionally connect to one or two big buys purely by assessing if they will be a good fit for the team. This means they don’t go out for the stars in the current but for an excellent player with whom they can connect, mould and see if they can fit in. Moeen Ali was selected this way and CSK is reaping benefits from it. This works for batters.
When it comes to bowlers, making statement on paper means a lot. CSK let go Shardul and Deepak Chahar’s injured absence suddenly leaves a big vacuum and a lot to fill in the shoes for the new bowlers. In T20, batters tarnish champion bowlers and if you say your bowling line up is up coming then it is a treat to batters. The CSK vs LSG match saw CSK batters do extremely well to score 200+ runs. Almost everyone knew the batting line up of LSG was far superior and even before the first ball was bowled the lineup of CSK bowling attack didn’t make a statement. I am not alluding to criticise the bowling attack of CSK. I am stating that it does not have the depth on paper and execution as well (at the moment which is very early in the tourney)
There is a lot for new Captain Jadeja and Thala to mould the team for 2022 campaign to bring back the momentum. Thala has already proven that in the past and we look forward for the magic from magician “Jaddu”
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