CSK can never become a great fielding side: Fleming

Chennai Super Kings might have been the lethal force this season for their fantastic performances barring a slight blip against Mumbai Indians but the team can never be a great fielding side according to chief coach Stephen Fleming. The main reason being the average age of the team and hence it is not possible to expect anything more from the side in fielding.

CSK was a bit sloppy as they dropped catches and leaked runs due to their dismal fielding effort. Fleming’s remark comes after team’s loss to Mumbai Indians on Wednesday night, which was team’s first defeat this season.

“We are never going to be great (as a fielding group). We know that we can see that. It is one of the downsides of maybe having athletes who are a bit older. But we are okay with that,” ESPN Cricinfo quoted Stephen Fleming, as saying.





“Usually our catching has been very good that we’ve worked on. I thought we were a little bit placid with the movement around the field. We have to be at our best. We’ll address that. It is often a barometer to pressure,” he said.

Against Mumbai Indians, CSK’s fielding was not up to the standards as they dropped 2-3 catches and conceded 13 runs which helped Mumbai bag the goods.

“We have just not been completely turned into what’s needed to be done, we have to be at our absolute best if we have to compete in the field because we have limitations, but up until now, we have been pretty good,” he said.

“For the majority of this innings, we were good; we just made some clumsy errors, which we can tidy up. But we are not going to be one of the best fielding sides in the competition,” Fleming said.

Chennai Super Kings will lock horns with Kings XI Punjab on April 6 at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.