Bhogle also talked about how the football teams utilise the home conditions well and wondered how that can be seen in the shortest format of the game. "I have always wondered how the concept of home strength, so prevalent in football, would manifest itself in short-form cricket. In Test cricket, it has become so ingrained that it is now worrisome. But in limited overs cricket, especially in T20, as conditions tend to get standardised, as wickets become homogeneous, home advantage shouldn't strictly be a factor. In the IPL this year, Kings XI Punjab and the Sunrisers benefited from playing at home but no one quite cashed in at home like the Chennai Super Kings did, winning six out of seven."

"All good teams are structured around their strengths. Football does it very well. Barcelona with Messi and Real Madrid in the Ronaldo era, or indeed Arsenal with Henry at his peak, were structured around creating a supply chain for their charismatic strikers," Bhogle penned in the piece.

Riding on the brilliant knock from skipper Dhoni, CSK posted an above par score against Delhi Capitals and then defended the total with some superb bowling performance from the spinners, who choked the Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi Capitals. Bhogle praised the way Dhoni used his spinners in the match. He also heaped praises on Dhoni for his batting as he helped them go beyond the 150-run mark which would've been the average total at the Chepauk.