Rising Pune Supergiants coach Stephen Fleming said several factors contributed to the team's ordinary show in the Indian Premier League but backed under-fire captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
The New Zealand skipper, who made a Test-best 274 not out in the first innings, was unbeaten on 69 in the second innings.
Mumbai, who sit bottom, were knocked out of the playoff race last week.
The Pakistan coach said he was surprised with the defensive tactics New Zealand captain employed during the first Test.
The Kiwis were desperate for a win to keep their chances of getting into the final alive.
In a candid submission, defending champions Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming has said that his side has been 'challenged for the first time' in the history of the Indian Premier League.
Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming has ruled himself out of contention to become coach of the Black Caps after the exit of Andy Moles.
New Zealand recovered from a top-order slump and reached 253 for four in reply to Sri Lanka's 211 on the second day of the second Test.
The defeat at the hands of Kings XI Punjab the other day, notwithstanding, Chennai Super Kings, backed by a vociferous home crowd, will still hold an edge over Royal Challengers Bangalore during their Indian Premier League match in Chennai on Saturday, coach Stephen Fleming said on Friday.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni might have forged a formidable coach-captain combination with Stephen Fleming for the CSK in the Indian Premier League but the India captain is on the verge of equalling an ignominous record in possession of the former Black Caps skipper - that of maximum number of away Test defeats while leading his country.
Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming said not much would be demanded of the team's Indian players, who are joining the team after a tiring and disappointing tour of England.
The New Zealand captain has urged his batsmen to post more runs on the board in the second Test against South Africa starting on Thursday.
The 34-year-old quit ODIs after last year's World Cup and is now giving up Tests to focus on his family and business interests.
He also added that the Indian team had started doing well under pressure.
'I learnt a lot from him, he helped me a lot,' said the Indian left-hander.
Andrew Flintoff may not have justified his USD 1.55 million price tag but the star England all-rounder, forced out of the Indian Premier League due to injury, was a "good influence" on the Chennai Super Kings, according to coach Stephen Fleming.
New Zealand test captain Stephen Fleming has been left out of the Kiwi squad for next month's inaugural Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa after the selectors confirmed Daniel Vettori as the new skipper.
Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming said his team's brilliant fielding performance made all the difference in the 25-run win over Pune Warriors and the side would look to replicate the effort in the coming IPL matches as well.
Stephen Fleming's name has been doing the rounds as a possible successor to Gary Kirsten as India coach but the former New Zealand captain has said he had not thought of taking up full-time coaching job yet.
Fleming missed the first three games in the series as part of a rotational policy designed to help preparations for the World Cup in March.
Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming and Rajasthan Royals head coach Rahul Dravid have praised the composure of young batsmen Ayush Mhatre and Vaibhav Suryavanshi in the IPL.
Having crashed to a humiliating eight-wicket defeat against Mumbai Indians in the IPL opener, Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming said they were done in by the lack of knowledge about the new home wicket at the M Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Terming Shane Watson's 70-run knock off just 34 balls as "extraordinary", Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming said that the Aussie all-rounder changed the complexion of the game in just four to five overs.
CSK head coach Stephen Fleming said Mahendra Singh Dhoni is 'still going strong' and putting an end to the former skipper's run in the IPL is not a role assigned to him.
Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming indicated that his team may not look for foreign players in Sunday's Indian Premier League auction as he felt "looking for new overseas players will lose fan base".
It was a reunion of India's World Cup winners as Mahendra Singh Dhoni caught up with Gary Kirsten -- the captain-coach combo who masterminded India's famous triumph in 2011.
Having retained their core group of players in the auction earlier this year, Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming believes that the defending champions enjoy an edge over other nine teams in the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League.
Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming applauded Mike Hussey and S Badrinath for laying a solid platform for their skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni to launch an attack in death overs that turned the match in their favour against Mumbai Indians in the IPL eliminator in Bangalore.
Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming feels that skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is "not under any kind of pressure" despite his woeful batting form and the scratchy performance of the defending champions in their three IPL matches so far.
The New Zealand captain was dismissed three runs short of a century as England fought their way back into the second Test at Headingley.
Fleming said his side had lost the mind games against their tri-series opponents.
The Kiwi captain said the team possesses much more talent than it was allowed to display by the "below-par" pitches in New Zealand.
If you can't play on all surfaces, then you are not the best players in the world, the Kiwi skipper said.
Both the skippers slammed the 'drop in' pitch at Auckland that saw both sides struggle to make runs.
Cheteshwar Pujara elieves that a shift in playing philosophy is the need of the hour for CSK even if it means scoring at a quicker clip.
