CSK under pressure to defend IPL title, says Ravi Ashwin

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) off-spinner Ravi Ashwin feels his side will under tremendous pressure to defend its Indian Premier League (IPL) title. The fifth edition of the lucrative league is about to commence. Being last year’s champions, the Super Kings
are being rated as hot favourite.

However, Ashwin believes it is not going to be a straightforward outing for the Kings. He said that the guys need to be on top of their game to defend their title this year.

"This is going to be a most interesting season for CSK because we have lot of pressure on us to defend the title. More so we have some injury concerns," the off-spinner said, adding they would have to be wary of injuries that might haunt them towards the
middle or end of the season. That is what we have to watch out for. More so there will be back-to back matches and in early April which we have to be wary of," he said

Despite admitting the fact that the Chennai outfit has a strong bowling attack, Ashwin put the onus of winning on the willow-wielders. He described that the batsmen’s role is extremely crucial in the shortest version of the sport.

"In the longer format of game a bowler can win the game. But in the shorter version, a bowler can only set up. The batsmen have really to win the game. Even if the opponent gets 180 and if the batsmen get going it would not be enough. We will have to really
look to hunt as a pack this time. With Jadeja batting down the order and having the option of bowling it is going to be that much more increasingly powerful for the side to come out as a potent force," the Indian spinner added.

While admiring his spinners, Ashwin did not forget Chennai’s powerful pace attack. With the likes of Doug Bollinger and A Morkel, Chennai have one of the best fast bowling units in the league. Although Indian wickets do not support fast bowlers, Ashwin is
confident that his fast bowlers will be able to generate pace and bounce.

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