Chennai, April 12 -- Chennai Super Kings' batting coach, Michael Hussey, has discarded the notion that CSK's pool of Indian players is well past their prime and remained optimistic about bringing the best out of them in the remainder of the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.

Apart from their bowlers' incapacity to shut down the opposition batters, CSK's seasoned Indian stars have delivered a low output with the bat. Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tripathi, and Deepak Hooda, Chennai's prized experienced stars, have been delivering rustic performances with the bat.

On Friday, CSK fell to a resounding 8-wicket defeat against the defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders. Hooda, Shankar and Tripathi combined to put up 45 runs as...