Chennai Super Kings (CSK) suffered yet another embarrassing loss in the ongoing IPL season on Friday (April 11). They were humbled by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Chepauk.

Asked to bat first, CSK posted 103/9 in 20 overs – their lowest-ever score at home venue. It was a listless performance with the bat as no one managed to touch the 40-run mark. Shivam Dube was the top scorer with 31* off 29 balls.

Sunil Narine (3-13), Harshit Rana (2-16) and Varun Chakaravarthy (2-22) were the wrecker-in-chief with the ball for KKR.

Chasing 104 to win, the defending champions got over the line with eight wickets and 59 deliveries to spare, handing CSK their fifth consecutive defeat of the season in six matches so far.

After the game, former New Zealand pacer Danny Morrison questioned whether senior players like Ravichandran Ashwin are motivated enough for the ongoing competition.

On his CSK return, Ashwin hasn’t lived up to the expectations so far. The veteran off-spinner has claimed five wickets in six matches at an economy rate of 9.90. He returned with the figures of 3-0-30-0 against KKR.

"Is it too much of a love affair with those guys that have been there a long time? I know there's the nickname of Dad's Army. How motivated are they? Some guys, R Ashwin, he's finished internationally. All of those sorts of things where you should still have a bit to offer. And he's a spinner, and we know how long they can last," Morrison said on ESPNCricinfo's 'TimeOut' show.

"But only he could ask that for you. How really motivated are you to keep doing it, given that you think of Ashwin as a Test player who finished recently in Australia and probably didn't finish as he'd like? We are going to ask those questions because you want to know why it is not going well," he added.

Morrison also offered an importance advice to CSK players, asking them not to take the piss out of the game as it will come back and bite them badly.

"So from those emotive type things, I wonder because you asked that question. I think a lot of those guys, you're hanging on a bit too long. How motivated are you? You love what you do. Sure you do. But there comes a time, international sport, anything, and you play at the top, it's ruthless, it'll come back and bite you," said Morrison.

"There's a lovely saying, don't take the piss out of cricket because it'll take the piss out of you. It will come back and bite you badly," he further remarked.

Chennai Super Kings will next face Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Monday (April 14).