In a season marred by batting struggles, Chennai Super Kings have had their intent questioned, particularly around the lack of six-hitting across phases. CSK have hit only 32 sixes this season, the lowest tally among the 10 teams. But a day after SRH and PBKS combined for 492 runs in 38.3 overs with 30 sixes between them, CSK head coach Stephen Fleming played down his team's six-hitting concerns.
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Stephen Fleming plays down CSK's six-hitting concerns
CSK have hit only 32 sixes this season, the lowest tally among the 10 teams © BCCI/IPL
"We do [struggle with six hitting], but it's not everything," Fleming said on the eve of CSK's game against LSG, who have Nicholas Pooran in their corner with 31 sixes to his name. "I know there's a fascination with power and six hitting, but there's also a couple of teams doing well with good [batting] craft.
"And I'd be very sad if the day came to us just being like a baseball competition and talking about sixes and fours. The beauty of the game is there's still balance between bat and ball, and in some cases there's not. So I'm loath to get into it too much. I love the skill and the ability to do that."
Fleming further stressed on the need for a balance between bat and ball, and opined that hitting sixes in
