CSK, SRH seek hitting comforts of Hyderabad Prakash Govindasreenivasan Thu, Apr 4, 2024 • 8:37 PM csk-will-be-relying-on-their-openers-to-set-the-tone-once-again CSK will be relying on their openers to set the tone once again ©IPL Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad are starting to look like two peas of the same batting pod. Words like intent, freedom and aggression are reverberating in the SRH dressing room too, as the face-lift after last year's 10th-place finish starts to take shape under Pat Cummins. Bare in mind, their opponents for Friday are a year senior in this gambit. They aced the long-batting order and hit through phases on their way to a fifth IPL title in 2023, and seem to have upskilled further with respect to this explosive batting intent. The narrative, for both these sides, is rather delicious. They are after all, two teams that built championship-winning sides on the shoulders of their bowlers. CSK squads always knew how to maximise Chepauk's slow co