CSK ‘Have Reached Patal Lok’: Ex-India Star Loses It After Thrashing By KKR In IPL 2025 | Cricket Information

Former Indian cricket workforce spinner Murali Kartik believes that Chennai Tremendous Kings have reached their lowest level following the loss towards Kolkata Knight Riders on Friday. With 5 losses in six matches, CSK are ninth within the competitors and their flop present has resulted in a variety of criticism from each consultants in addition to followers. Following the humiliating loss towards KKR, Kartik urged the five-time champions to ‘collectively dig in’ and attempt to reverse the state of affairs. The previous India star additionally referenced RCB’s run in IPL 2024 the place they received six matches on the trot after a stunning begin to their season.

“You may solely come upwards from right here. You can not go any decrease. It appears like they’ve reached patal lok (hell). The best way this season has gone, you assume that that is now my workforce and what I can do with it. The extra you’ll be able to collectively dig deep from right here, the extra you’ll be able to reverse the state of affairs like RCB did final yr. They stated that allow us have a deep have a look at ourselves and so they received six matches on the bounce. I believe there may be nonetheless hope and until you will have thrown within the towel, there may be nonetheless hope,” he stated on Cricbuzz.

A dissatisfied Chennai Tremendous Kings skipper MS Dhoni on Friday blamed his batters for the heavy defeat towards Kolkata Knight Riders and urged them to keep away from desperation and as an alternative concentrate on higher utility to arrest the slide within the upcoming IPL matches.

CSK have been restricted to 103 for 9, as KKR chased down the goal in simply 10.1 overs, handing the five-time champions their largest defeat in IPL historical past when it comes to balls remaining.

“It has been fairly a couple of nights that has not gone our means. The problem has been there, we now have to simply accept the problem. At this time I felt we didn’t have sufficient runs on the board,” Dhoni stated.

“It has been the case over right here (Chepauk), after we bowled within the 2nd innings it stopped a bit, at present it did within the first innings. While you lose too many wickets, there may be strain and with high quality spinners it’s troublesome.” It was yet one more dismal batting efficiency by the five-time champions, who have been utterly dismantled by a scientific KKR facet, as CSK slumped to their fifth straight lack of the season.

(With PTI inputs)