Rohit Sharma of Mumbai Indians and Ruturaj Gaikwad (c) of Chennai Superkings greet each other after the match 29 of the Indian Premier League season 17 (IPL 2024) between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings held at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. (Sportzpics)
Former Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batsman Ambati Rayudu has explained the difference in the “team environment” of the Mumbai and Chennai franchises.
“CSK focuses more on the process. They do not analyse results much. Their mood and mood swings are not because of the results. MI is bit different. MI mostly want to win and their culture is like everything depends on winning. They have a culture of, jeetna hi hai (Win is a must). Winning is non-negotiable,” Rayudu, who has played for both the franchise said on Star Sports.
“Both CSK and MI have two different cultures but at the end of thr day, both work hard.
“I feel CSK has a much better environment. MI mey jydada khelne se brain fatt jayega (Your brain will explode if you will spend more time at MI), he said.
Rayudu also explained how both sides have different way of grooming players.
“When I used to play for MI, my game improved a lot. If you had not won the match, they do not see an excuse. At the end of the day, you have to perform. MI has an environment where you keep getting better and CSK has an environment. Wahaan aapko better bana diya jaata hai (At CSK you are made better and that too without any hassle),” he said.
MI vs RR report
Mumbai Indians were handed a nine-wicket thrashing by Rajasthan Royals at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur and are placed at ninth place on the points table.
Yashasvi Jaiswal scored an unbeaten 104 off 60 balls, including nine fours and seven sixes, to lead Rajasthan to 183-1 after Mumbai struggled to 179-9.
Medium-pacer Sandeep Sharma collected 5-18 in four overs for Rajasthan while leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal took one but became the first bowler to reach 200 IPL wickets.
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