Mumbai: Former India and Tamil Nadu opener Abhinav Mukund has delivered a scathing assessment of Chennai Super Kings' recent Indian Premier League campaign, describing it as thoroughly underwhelming despite the franchise's storied legacy.
Speaking candidly about the five-time champions' performance, Mukund highlighted a glaring weakness in CSK's season — their inability to register significant wins against the tournament's elite sides. "They haven't managed to even shift the needle in terms of your top-three, top-four sides," the left-handed batsman observed, pointing to a troubling pattern that undermined their playoff aspirations.
The criticism centres on CSK's record against lower-ranked opposition, with Mukund noting that the Yellow Army managed victories primarily against teams struggling at the bottom of the points table. This inability to compete with the tournament's strongest franchises ultimately reflected in their overall standing.
"CSK had a very average season throughout," Mukund stated, a damning indictment for a franchise that has built its reputation on consistency and clutch performances under pressure. The assessment will resonate with supporters who witnessed their team's struggles to maintain the standards established during their golden era under MS Dhoni's leadership.