IPL 2023 / CSK lost to KKR at home after 11 years, head coach accepted big mistake

IPL 2023: The IPL 2023 season is proving to be historic in many ways so far. This season has seen many big records being broken. At the same time, in the 61st match of the season, Kolkata Knight Riders ended their 11-year drought by defeating Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk ground. Let us tell you that KKR last beat CSK here in 2012 and that was the final match in which Manvinder Bisla's innings made KKR's team champion. Now after that in 2023, KKR has won here. At the same time, after this defeat of CSK, its head coach Stephen Fleming has accepted the big mistake of the team.

KKR registered a resounding victory in this match by defeating Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets. After the defeat of CSK in this match, the tension regarding the playoffs has increased. At the same time, after this defeat, the team's head coach Stephen Fleming has expressed grief over a big mistake of the franchise. He said that not being able to buy Varun Chakraborty in the IPL auction has been the biggest mistake of his franchise. On which he regretted even after this defeat. This is also because Chakraborty's record against CSK has always been excellent. In this match too, he trapped the CSK batsmen along with Sunil Narine by taking two big wickets.

Stephen Fleming expressed grief

Significantly, Chakraborty was Chennai's net bowler for a few years and he troubled the Chennai batsmen including captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni a lot. Playing his IPL debut at Chepauk, the Kolkata Knight Riders off-spinner played a key role in his team's victory. Fleming said in the press conference after the match that, we still regret losing Varun. He troubled us in the nets for many years. We couldn't buy him at auction. Chakraborty was bought by Punjab Kings in 2019 for Rs 8.40 crore and then in 2020, KKR traded him for Rs 4 crore.

Head coach said on CSK's defeat

Regarding the defeat to KKR, Fleming said that we failed to read the situation. It was a tough match for the batsmen. The wicket had a lot of bounce in the beginning which gradually died down. We are still learning to play in these new conditions. Let us tell you that the Chennai team has returned to its home ground after two years. This whole season the team has done well on other grounds but at home i.e. Chepauk the team's performance has not been very good. Here the team has won four out of seven matches and has lost in three. Now at present two playoff matches (Qualifier 1 and Eliminator) are to be held on this ground. It has to be seen whether CSK goes to the playoffs or not and if it does then what will be its position.