With 4 smashing wins in their kitty, the Chennai Super Kings certainly looked unstoppable and clear favorites for the coveted $ 1.5 Million IPL trophy .

But with Hayden, Hussey & Oram gone to their home sides, and with two back to back losses, it has certainly raised a few eyebrows on their path to victory.

One might argue with the fact that all three were key performers and their absence would leave a major dent to an almost perfect side.

It certainly cannot be denied that Chennai Super Kings can never find a replacement in the greats of Hayden & Hussey, and Stephen Fleming might jus after all

be a “just another player” . But what does victory all about? Is it just two players who win matches every time?

Unfortunately, to the dislike of certain fans of the so called Knight Riders (sounds similar to Ghost Rider aint it? ) ,the answer isn’t that simple.

Its not about a major Bollywood film star dancing to the tunes of his film songs, in the stadium and cheering to every four or six .

Its not about a infamous “rose from the ashes” captain scoring 4 or 5 every match, losing every match in disgrace.

Its not about a “300 movie” look alike uniform, dressing up as Spartans and singing nursery rhymes like Jeet Bole.

Victory in T20 or any other form of the game it might be, is about good captaincy, commitment, the spirit, a passion towards the game and the desire to win .

This is where CSK nearly stands apart from other teams. They have shown what a great captain can do, demonstrated to us what every single run can do and most

of all how do keep your cool in any situation, and sporting the true spirit of the game.

The one thing that is predictable about Test Cricket, and ODI, apart from few exceptions is that the best team in paper always wins. T20 much resembles a football

game in that matter, where anything can happen and most often it always happens at the last moment when its least expected .

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