Published 11:08 IST, April 2nd 2020

CSK coach Stephen Fleming flooded with birthday wishes on Twitter after heartwarming post

Stephen Fleming has scored 196 runs in 10 matches for the Chennai Super Kings. Fleming has been with the team since the inaugural edition of the IPL.

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IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings have been one of few teams in tournament that remain very loyal to ir players and support staff over years. Former New Zealand cricket captain Stephen Fleming originally served as CSK's opener in IPL 2008 and since 2009, player has been CSK's indispensable head coach. Even when CSK franchise sat out of IPL for two years, Stephen Fleming was appointed as coach of Rising Pune Supergiant to maintain combo of him and MS Dhoni. On Wednesday, Stephen Fleming turned 47.

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Stephen Fleming birthday: A heartfelt post gets bombarded with fan wishes

On Wednesday, Fleming took to his Twitter account for thanking his fans and followers for birthday wishes he received. former Kiwi batsman, however, did t want to take away attention from ongoing coronavirus pandemic and mentioned how lockdown is helping him spend time with his family and focus on what really matters. Here is tweet.

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Fans made sure that y showered CSK coach with a lot of love and affection.

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11:08 IST, April 2nd 2020