It must have been after extreme hard work that Chennai Super Kings have kept alive their IPL campaign with a narrow four-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals on Thursday. But skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is still hungry for more.

The captain isn't too impressed with the performance of his batsmen and has asked them to lift their game ahead of the remaining matches.

"Leaving it too late is not something we do intentionally, our top six needs to perform. As the tournament progresses, we need to get going, the batsmen are coming under pressure early and they need to bat freely," Dhoni said during the post-match presentation at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.

The CSK skipper was full of praise for young Srikkanth Anirudha who played a six-ball 18-run unbeaten cameo towards the end to see the defending champions home. "Srikkanth is an exciting youngster, you got to grab your opportunities, and that is what he has done. We have tried to bat him up the order but at times we need to continue allocating the same roles that we have done earlier," Dhoni said.

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Source: TNN