Rachin Ravindra credits spin depth for CSK's win over MI

Chennai Super Kings hero Rachin Ravindra credited the teams spinners led by the worldclass Ravichandran Ashwin for their comprehensive win over Mumbai Indians saying the depth in spin gives them the right balance covering any offdays from individual bowlersWhile Ashwin delivered a tidy 131 it was Afghanistans Noor Ahmad who stole the limelight with a brilliant 4 for 18 helping restrict MI to 1559Ash Ashwin is a worldclass performer I played a bit against him he brings a lot of experience he brings a lot of his cricket knowledge the way he speaks about spin bowling the tips he gives Ravindra said at the postmatch press conference after CSKs fourwicket winHe reads the game he is a great thinker of the game Its an honour to share the field with lot of these guys greats of Indian game guys I have grown up watching he saidWe have got a good spin depth the balance of the team is nice If someone is not having a great day the sixth bowler comes inAlso ReadMSD and Faf have set nice blueprint for me on longevity Marcus StoinisChasing 156 Ravindra remained unbeaten on 65 off 45 balls and shared 67 runs for the second wicket with skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad 53 off 26 to lay the foundation for the win on Sunday nightIts always an honour to open for CSK the history of it and you look back at the heroes like the Husseys the Watsons the McCullums These guys have done so well So its great to be in this role but I will take game by game Its a long tournament so Ravindra saidCSK lost a few wickets in the middle to be reduced to 1165 but Ravindra and Jadeja 17 then steadied the ship to take them to 152 for 6Lavishing praise on his skipper Gaikwad and Jadeja Ravindra said Rutu is an amazing player the way he showed his class out there scoring and hitting beautiful shots he did It was fractionally a tricky wicket but I think it was a good wicket in generalMumbai bowled quite well The dew wasnt a factor but the way he played showed his skill and class and made my job a bit easier he saidJaddus experience speaks for itself He is a classy allrounder and the way he finished lot of games in the past his calmness is great and his clarity He knows his team well he knows the conditions well and sharing the crease with him was amazingThe Chepauk crowd had hoped for the legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni to finish the game but it was Ravindra who sealed the win with a six off Kiwi teammate Mitchell Santner to take CSK homeIts difficult to soak in the moment you are simply focussed on winning the game for the team but its hard to ignore when Dhoni comes in the noise and whistles It was cool to share the crease with him for the first time he saidHe is a legend of the game people love him here and so it was special All the crowd was hoping I give him one and he finished the game but it was about finishing the job Dhoni has finished so many games for CSK and I think there is plenty more to comeRavindra was also full of praise for young MI leftarm wrist spinner Vignesh Puthur who had fine figures of 332 in his debut IPL matchI think he Puthur bowled brilliantly He looks pretty young definitely it was a challenge Overall he bowled beautifully and to get wickets of Rutu Dubey Hooda three experienced campaigners three very good players he saidProviding an update on Jasprit Bumrah MI bowling coach Paras Mhambrey said the star pacers rehabilitation is progressing well and he will soon return to action for the teamWe knew the time frame we knew Bumrah wont be available for the first game So we planned and looked at other options Whatever information we have got from NCA is that he is doing and we are happy with his progressWont get into time frame but he is a big part of MI and we definitely want him in the team But things are going good he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever