Coach Sunderam backs CSK’s Deshpande to turn things around in IPL's 'El Clasico'

Chennai Super Kings pacer Tushar Deshpandersquos three wickets in this yearrsquos IPL have been Shubman Gill Nicholas Pooran and Ayush Badoni all coming at crucial stages of the gameHowever the Mumbaibased bowler has become a talking point for bowling too many extra deliveries five wides and four noballsDespite returning with figures of 245 and 151 at an economy of 11 plus former Mumbai bowling coach Pradeep Sunderam 63 backed Deshpande to emerge a matchwinner in the upcoming gamesldquoThe areas Tushar is hitting right now are much better than what he used to The way he bowled in his second spell against Lucknow Super Giants on Monday after conceding 18 in the first over was amazing a good comeback He is shaping up very wellrdquo Sunderam told middayToo much on Tusharrsquos mindWhen asked about the reason for Deshpandersquos wayward bowling on a few occasions the former Rajasthan pacer Sunderam who claimed all 10 Vidarbha wickets in an innings at Jodhpur in the 198586 Ranji Trophy season said ldquoTushar gets carried away sometimes but that is bound to happen He has to prove his place in the side He has not played international cricket yet so that is also playing on his mindDeshpande 27 has seven wickets to his name in nine IPL matches since his debut for Delhi Capitals in 2020 Sunderam felt that playing for CSK under MS Dhoni will hold him in good stead ldquoTushar has the ability to do much better He should always be sitting with someone and talking to him And from what I know Dhoni is the guy who always encourages himrdquo Sunderam addedAlso Read Saturday night fever Its Rohit flair vs Dhonis acumen at WankhedeSunderam reckoned that facing his Mumbai Ranji teammates like Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav in todayrsquos encounter against Mumbai Indians at Wankhede will be an advantage for Deshpande ldquoHe can be a matchwinner because he is consistently bowling at 139140kmph With better judgement of whether the batsman is playing on the front foot or back foot he will start bowling in the right areas Selfbelief is most important Once he starts believing in his own ability he will overcome the pressure of performingrdquo Sunderam remarkedOneonone sessions pay offSunderam who had several oneonone sessions with Deshpande in Kalyan last year recalled their interactions ldquoWhen I was working with him ahead of IPL 2022 he had issues with his loading and frontarm He was unable to pitch the ball in the right areas so we worked on that That made a difference Whatever we did we did without compromising on his speed as I donrsquot want to disturb thatrdquo he signed off