Fitting we’re at the bottom, says CSK head coach Stephen Fleming

“The aim was two good performances. Now it’ll be one good one to finish. It’s probably fitting that we’re at the bottom,” he said

HYDERABAD: Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming said that they didn’t obviously like being down there (on the points table) but it’s not a motivation and wanted just a good performance.

In the post-match briefing after CSK lost to Rajasthan Royals at home on Tuesday night, Fleming said they were trying to string some performances together. “The aim was two good performances. Now it’ll be one good one to finish. It’s probably fitting that we’re at the bottom,” he said.

“We’ve played that type of cricket, so you can’t hide away from it. But, what we do want to do is just put a much better performance on the paddock that reflects the ability of the team. Yeah, it hasn’t been up to what we want,” Fleming said.

“Yes, our order is not right at this stage, and that is something that we are always looking to rejig. We’ve got some strong ideas for next year, so that all facets are covered. But that hasn’t been possible this year because of the lack of runs at the top,” the CSK coach said.

“A lot of the batting positions are determined by how good a start we have, and then guys can fall into line. So, we haven’t had that. So we’ve been just patching innings up, really, rather than constructing good innings,” Fleming said.

“No, some boys had training in Chennai as well. It was just that there was a bit of travel involved. The rest is a good thing, but I think it’s more to do with our position on the table in terms of if you’re up around the top four or five, then it’s a lot easier to come back and get motivated, get into it,” he said.

“We’re looking at just trying to put on good performances in the park. Our motivation for these two games has been very high. The training has been good. The intensity was fine. We’re just lacking the performances in the middle again,” Fleming said.