NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings are looking for a new head coach after Stephen Fleming ended his long association with the franchise last month. Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden believes the five-time IPL champions should consider a familiar face from Tamil Nadu.
Flemo did a fantastic job with MS Dhoni; that was really such a strong engine room of CSK,” Hayden told Sportstar. “It’s something that I really hope that the franchise gets right.
Fleming had been in charge of CSK for close to 16 years and guided the franchise to five IPL titles and two Champions League crowns.
“I know that a lot of franchises do go for international coaches, but I feel like the head coach role of a franchise as big as CSK should have that kind of local touch, even Chennai touch, which is why I thought Dinesh would be perfect,” the Aussie said. So much success, equal title holds with Mumbai [Indians], just such a good legacy, but it’s a bold and good move, and I’m looking forward to seeing who gets the job,” he said. “You can certainly have support staff that aren’t local, but what a shift… [It was] such a beautiful campaign that MS and Flemm had.