Faf du Plessis
CHENNAI: Under Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United had an extraordinary ability to win or draw games to death. The team’s never-said-dying attitude would allow its players to recover goals in the added time and injury time of a game.
In fact, during the reign of Ferguson from 1992 to 2013, Manchester United scored 4.98% of his goals in the Premier League after the 90-minute period, equal to 81 goals. This also led to the belief that Man United he had a calculating approach under Ferguson.
Friday, Faf du Plessis compared his Indian Premier League (IPL) team Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to Manchester United. Under Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Super Kings would always play in percentage cricket and bring the game to the end. And, in most cases, they would also emerge triumphant with a calculating approach. The right hitter said so CSKConfidence comes in winning games.
“Think of the old Man United team. How many times have they scored goals in the last minutes of the game? They would have fallen behind but they would have found a way to win. That’s it (in Super Kings), it’s just the confidence that comes from the victory, “said Du Plessis during a live chat on Instagram with Pommie Mbangwa.
Super Kings won three IPL titles in 2010, 2011, 2018 and two T20 Champions League crowns in 2010 and 2014.
The Super Kings also had their share of controversy. The Chennai franchise was banned for a couple of years before returning to the IPL fold in 2018 with an ‘aging team’. But that made no difference since Dhoni’s men continued to win the title and also played in the 2019 tournament final.
Du Plessis said that the reason for CSK’s success over the past two years is due to player experience. “Last year we were called XI of the grandparents, but this is experience. There are many thinking crickets in the locker room and also many international captains, “said the former South African captain.
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