"He never seems to be under any kind of pressure. Obviously, he has pressure but that he has been living with for quite some time now," Fleming said defending his skipper who has only scored 22 runs in three matches, out of which the team lost two.
"He has the desire to win like anybody else and it's known that he is talented. He is a key component in this set-up and everyone knows what happens when he performs," he added.
The CSK, over the past four seasons, have always believed in a set pattern while choosing their playing XI and Fleming's viewpoints showed that the team's thinktank is keeping faith in an out-of-form Murali Vijay and Faf du Plessis who has replaced senior Australian batsman Mike Hussey.
"It's only three matches and we have a long way to go. It would be unfair on Vijay to drop him after just three bad games and also he was run-out today. Vijay has been an excellent IPL player.
"As far as Mike Hussey is concerned there can be only one such player. But Faf brings in a lot to the table. He is a fantastic attacking batsman and also a brilliant fielder. For us, he is a great attacking weapon. I feel it's too early to start doing synopsis."
The former New Zealand skipper admitted that four run-outs put tremendous pressure on his team and they failed to wriggle themselves out of the situation.
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