Mahendra Singh Dhoni led Chennai Super Kings to their fourth Indian Premier League title, outwitting Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs in a one-sided final on Friday (October 15).
Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Brendon McCullum conceded that his team was outplayed by a very good Chennai Super Kings side in the IPL 2021 final but also blamed an underwhelming middle-order batting performance for the comprehensive loss. McCullum also stated that explosive batter Andre Russell could not make the XI despite working hard to be match-fit after a hamstring injury.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni led Chennai Super Kings to their fourth Indian Premier League title, outwitting Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs in a one-sided final on Friday (October 15). “It’s a shame that we fell short, but we were outplayed by a very good CSK side today,” McCullum said at the post-match press conference
Kolkata suffered a middle-order collapse and when asked whether the problem lay precisely there, McCullum agreed. “Yeah, I think, that’s a fair assessment. I think, our bowling group did really good job, we fielded well and our top-order batting was superb, but unfortunately we weren't quite able to get the real impact through our middle-order players.
“...There is a lot of experience there and they did not have the greatest of tournaments and that can happen at times,” lamented McCullum. “...But again I am just really proud of all the guys for their efforts and what a story it was to go as close as we did after being under the pump half way through the,” he added.
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