New Delhi: Kolkata Knight Riders insist they know how to ignore the additional noise surrounding MS Dhoni’s potential farewell game at Eden Gardens in their IPL 2025 clash against Chennai Super Kings.
CSK are out of reckoning for the play-offs while title holders KKR still entertain faint hopes of advancing into the last four. They have 11 points from 11 games and need to win all three of their remaining matches to go through.
Since talk of Dhoni’s retirement has gathered pace, there is much buzz the he could play his last competitive game at Eden Gardens, a ground with which he has a deep personal bond.
“I think during these kinds of games, every player and every team is always focused on their own game,” said head coach Chandrakant Pandit a day before their match against CSK.
“I mean, that’s sometimes like, if a batter is batting and there is so much noise around and if you ask that batter, probably he will say that ‘I didn’t hear anything about it.
“It was the same case with me when people used to tell me so much noise around and how you can focus. But sometimes we just ignore that noise automatically. So, obviously when you are focused on the game, it does not matter so much if you ask me,” he added.
To win, KKR’s batting has been inconsistent and has won only five wins from 11 matches. But Pandit said they don’t feel pressure to perform.
“Not really (feeling the pressure. I don’t want to go back. We always believe that we have the best batting lineup, it unfortunately didn’t click. Hope it will do justice in the next three games.
“We know the ability of every individual player. We believe in them. To maintain that, you have to give them a lot of confidence, make sure they believe in themselves,” he said.
Since talk of MS Dhoni’s retirement has gathered pace, there is much buzz the he could play his last competitive game at Eden Gardens, a ground with which he has a deep personal bond. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
