IPL 2025 mein Chennai Super Kings (CSK) ka performance abhi tak expected standards se kaafi neeche raha hai. Aur is season ke ek bade concern par khud head coach Stephen Fleming ne spotlight daal di hai — Ravindra Jadeja ki spin bowling ke khilaaf kamzor performance.
As CSK prepare kar raha hai ek must-win clash ke liye against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the iconic MA Chidambaram Stadium, spotlight hai unke star all-rounder par. Jadeja ko pehle matches mein finisher ke role mein use kiya gaya tha, lekin recent games mein unko top order mein promote kiya gaya. Yeh change unko spin bowlers ke saamne zyada expose kar raha hai — jahan unka performance thoda sa disappointing raha hai.
Ek taraf, Jadeja ne Mumbai Indians ke against 53*(35) ki solid inning kheli. Dusri taraf, Lucknow Super Giants ke against woh sirf 7 runs par hi out ho gaye the. Aur jab stats ko dekha gaya, toh picture aur clear ho gayi:
- Against Pace: Avg – 94, Strike Rate – 164.91, Sirf 1 baar out hue
- Against Spin: Avg – 12.75, Strike Rate – 87.93, 4 baar out ho chuke hain
Yeh clearly dikha raha hai ki Jadeja spin bowling ke against confident nahi lag rahe. Fleming bhi is baat ko openly accept karte hain:
“There’s a lot of room for improvement in our view and it’s a little bit of opportunity. I know in the past that he’s done it for a couple of games, but he hasn’t had a big run at it… We’re exploring a lot of things to win every game remaining and build for the future,”
Fleming ne yeh bhi indicate kiya ki CSK ab apne players ko naye roles mein try kar raha hai — jahan unka comfort zone nahi hota, taaki woh apne game ko aur diversify kar sakein:
“So we think there are areas that we can explore with our players where they haven’t perhaps conquered it in the past and just trying to change some attitudes around it.”
Abhi tak CSK ne 8 matches mein sirf 2 jeete hain, aur points table ke bottom mein hai. Playoffs ka sapna ab sirf tabhi possible hai agar MS Dhoni-led team baaki ke 6 matches jeet jayein — aur Net Run Rate ko bhi tight control mein rakhein.
Will Jadeja bounce back against spin and become CSK’s savior? Ya fir season end hote hi unke weaknesses aur highlight ho jaayengi? SRH ke khilaaf yeh clash kuch jawabon ke liye kaafi crucial hoga.
