Hayden bullish on CSK winning title

Chennai Super Kings openet Matt Hayden is optimistic about his team's chances of winning the IPL this year.

Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden on Thursday put rival teams on notice saying he was optimistic that his side Chennai Super Kings,led by M S Dhoni,will annex the IPL title that eluded it in the last two editions.

Our prospects are very good and I think very optimistic about winning the title. In the last IPL events,we were in top four. Missed the title narrowly in the first year. This year it is going to be that we are going to push towards the top most spot,” he told mediapersons here.

He said Deccan Chargers tried their might and could not win in the first year but attained it last year. “Therefore,the unpredictable nature of 20-20 cricket also puts us on the edge of the seat,he said after launching Britain made Mongoose Cricket Bat,a non-traditional one,for sale in India as its brand ambassador.

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Prospects are very good. Yesterday in a practice match Dhoni made over 50 runs off handful of crushing balls. There was nice bounce from the wicket,” he said. Speaking on Dhoni’s captaincy,Hayden said “We enjoy very good team sprit built around a good and young skipper. He has achieved individually and also has got an exceptional captaincy record which is growing.”

Hayden was also confident of the side’s bowling attack,describing it as “very solid”.