Dubai: Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming conceded to experiencing off-field “distractions” going into the IPL 7 because of the controversies surrounding the team but hoped that his side will settle down once the tournament begins on Wednesday.
“There’s a lot going on, I won’t lie. There are a lot of distractions (leading up to the tournament). I think we were all uncertain about how it was going to play out,” Fleming said.
“It’s nice to get back into a team environment, where you’re somewhat cocooned, and get a bit more info. All we can do is try and be consistent again but yes, it (controversy) is there, we acknowledge it.”
The franchise has been on shaky ground ever since one of their officials, Gurunath Meiyappan, also the son-in-law of BCCI president N Srinivasan – the vice-chairman and managing director of India Cements, the company that owns CSK – was arrested on charges of cheating, forgery and fraud two days before the IPL 2013 final, amid the spot-fixing scandal. (PTI)