Published 17:44 IST, September 26th 2020

Chennai CEO assures fans that team will bounce back 'strongly'; says 'smiles will be back'

Despite losing two games on the trot, Chennai CEO Kasi Viswanathan has asserted that the team will bounce back strongly and that the smiles will be back

Reported by: Jitesh Vachhatani
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Despite losing two games on trot, Chennai franchise CEO, Kasi Viswanathan has asserted that team will bounce back strongly and that smiles will be back in camp. Assuring fans, Viswanathan ded that re are good and b days in game and that team kws what y have to do. In both defeats so far, Chennai has missed likes of a strong batsman who can get quick runs on board and have lacked ermity with bat. Chennai CEO affirmed that team respect's Raina's decision and is t thinking of his return to team. 

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With CSK's two defeats on trot, fans have been demanding return of Mr IPL to side. franchise is also missing out on services of veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh who has also pulled out of IPL 2020 due to personal reasons. Furrmore, Caribbean all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has also t me an appearance for side yet. Apart from this, franchise's openers Shane Watson and Murali Vijay are yet to fire as y have been unable to provide ideal start needed. 

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"We have been blessed with some of best fans in cricketing world and I can assure m that we will bounce back strongly. It is a game and you have your good days and b days. But boys kw what y need to do and smiles will be back," Viswanathan ded. franchise CEO also confirmed that Ambati Rayu will be avaliable for next game. 

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Chasing 176 in Dubai on Friday night, Chennai batsmen failed to apply mselves as openers Shane Watson and Murali Vijay were dismissed before Powerplay overs. Spinners Amit Mishra and Axar Patel me things difficult for batsmen and even though Kedar Jhav and Faf du Plessis ded 54 runs for fourth-wicket stand, y failed to keep up with required run-rate as it kept on getting steeper and once Faf was dismissed, all Dhoni and Ravindra Jeja could do was delay inevitable as y looked to reduce ir deficit taking Net-Run-Rate (NRR) into consideration. Jeja was dismissed on final ball of match as three-time winners were restricted to 131/7 in ir 20 overs.

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17:44 IST, September 26th 2020