As a batsman, Flintoff has occasionally been guilty of getting carried away with his own power. He has been caught in the deep on a fair few occasions, but when he is on song — as he was against South Africa last summer — he is a hugely dangerous proposition.
Flintoff is in good company, as the Super Kings’ batting line-up is stacked with huge strikers of the ball. In fact, he could find himself competing with the likes of the former Australia opening batsmen Matthew Hayden, South Africa all-rounder Albie Morkel and — fitness permitting — the New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram to see who can launch it the furthest.
If the overseas players are more than a handful, then the Indians aren’t bad either. Chennai’s three top-scorers last year were Suresh Raina, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Parthiv Patel and all of them are more than capable of sending the ball into orbit.
