CSK coach Stephen Fleming has a counter-intuitive plan to handle Andre Russell and KKR

Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming Monday said focusing too much on big-hitting Andre Russell could backfire as Kolkata Knight Riders also have or quality batsmen in ir line-up.

"Possibly, re are a couple of challenges. One is you igre or six (batsmen). And in a team that has  (Chris) Lynn, (Dinesh) Karthik and (Robin) Uthappa you do that at your own peril. We've got to be careful we don't focus overtly on Russell," he said at press conference ahead IPL match against KKR. 

"Even though he has been so dynamic, re's still good work done by or players. So, again, I stress it doesn't change our preparation to focus on one or two players, but we're acutely aware of how dangerous se players are so, it's business as usual for us," Fleming said.

With flamboyant Jamaican being in red-hot form, Fleming wher it is spin or seam, one had to be accurate against hitters like Russell.

"You've got to put context around that as well different sts of game. Look at analysis and match up with what you have, it's secret that we're spin-heavy anyway. So, if re's an opportunity to change-up to Russell, we will certainly look at it. 

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"Wher it's spin or seam at end you've to be accurate against hitters like Russell, Dhoni, Pollard and  Pandya. It's different really, pressure is always on in last few overs." 

About possibility of CSK using spinners at death, Fleming said things couldn't be over planned.

"Possibly. But, again, if it's dewy. Mitch Santner who is one of best spinners around struggled to hold ball...So, you can't overplan...We have to have a free mind and be smart eugh to assess conditions."

Fleming said Dhoni and team had moved away from too much of analysis and data.

"We've gone a long way away from that. A lot of teams are loading up on analysis and numbers and we've actually gone away from that. Sometimes, information overload can be confusing. So, we're really trying to simplify it and make sure that time we spend toger is meaningful and understood," he added.

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