{"id":151855,"date":"2026-04-06T08:01:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=151855"},"modified":"2026-04-06T08:01:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:31:17","slug":"ipl-2026-fleming-exercises-caution-backs-csks-young-batting-core-to-shine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=151855","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026: Fleming exercises caution, backs CSK\u2019s young batting core to shine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-70830233\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">To lose the first three games in an IPL season is a hellish scenario. But it is not quite a death-knell. Mumbai Indians lost its first four matches in 2015, and still won the trophy. In 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru won just one of its first eight fixtures, and yet made it to the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>But for the Chennai Super Kings faithful, these will bring little succour, for it is not just about the defeats but the manner of them. CSK lost to Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets, to Punjab Kings by five, and to RCB by 43 runs. In the T20 universe, these are like distances between the earth and the moon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a tough night,\u201d CSK head coach Stephen Fleming said after Sunday\u2019s loss to RCB. \u201cWe did some good things early on, but unfortunately lost our shape at the back end. We got a little bit shell-shocked and that flowed through into the early parts of our batting as well.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ  |  <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ipl\/csk-v-rcb-chennai-super-kings-loss-raises-ruturaj-gaikwad-captaincy-doubts-ipl-2026-latest\/article70829140.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">14 defeats in 22 matches: Does CSK have a captaincy conundrum or will its ethos prevail?<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgainst a hitter like Tim David (70 n.o. from 25 balls), you\u2019ve got to be absolutely spot on. We missed, and got hurt in the hardest of fashions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This season, CSK has bet big on young batters like Kartik Sharma (19), Prashant Veer (20) and Ayush Mhatre (18), and Fleming was confident that their potential will eventually shine through.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a really good core of Indian batters. You\u2019re going to get a bit of inconsistency and also some brilliance. It\u2019s a high octane pace and there are going to be some speed wobbles. It\u2019s about marrying skill with a bit of game sense, and that does take time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Apr 06, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ipl\/rcb-vs-csk-ipl-2026-news-stephen-fleming-ayush-mhatre-kartik-sharma-prashant-veer\/article70830233.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To lose the first three games in an IPL season is a hellish scenario. But it is not quite a death-knell. Mumbai Indians lost its first four matches in 2015, and still won the trophy. 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