Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming has said that he doesn’t believe in fairy tales in cricket but that Ravindra Jadeja’s improbable final-over heist, which took Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to its fifth IPL trophy in the early hours of May 30, came might close.
With 13 needed to win in the final over against Gujarat Titans (GT), CSK managed only three runs off the first four balls before Jadeja smashed Mohit Sharma for a six and a four off the last two deliveries to literally snatch the Cup from under Gujarat’s nose.
“They say there are no fairy tales in the sport, but it was a pretty good one today. It has been a bit [of a] difficult 18 months where, as the captaincy was difficult, the injury was difficult, it took a bit of time from out of the game for him to come back into and be reintegrated into the Test side, and then re-integrate into CSK,“ Fleming told the media after Chennai defeated Gujarat Titans in the IPL final here.
