An old team is a wise team, says CSK coach Stephen Fleming

Cliched as it might sound, Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming is happy that the adage 'Old is Gold' fits his team aptly.

The defending champions have started with a bang winning all their matches so far and start favourites against the wobbly Mumbai Indians on Wednesday.

"They have been around for a lot (of time) and know what to do and they can handle the start of the tournament quite well and it was a case with (Dwayne) Bravo here in Mumbai a year," Fleming said at the pre-match presser.

"Of course, the talk (is) about the team is getting older (but) from my point of view they are little bit wiser 12 months wiser," Fleming told reporters here.

Last year West Indian Bravo had played a match-winning against Mumbai Indians in their lung-opener after he turned the match on its head and the team later went on to win the IPL title.

"One of the benefits of maintaining the same side with a little turn-over is that you can start the season little bit ahead of other teams, who have a big-turn-over (change) of players."