Chennai Super Kings will enter the 17th season of the IPL as the defending champions. Here’s an in-depth preview of CSK ahead of the IPL 2024 auction including their strengths, weaknesses, purse remaining, players to target and more.
Since the inception of the IPL in 2008, Chennai Super Kings have won a record five IPL titles, played in a record 10 finals alongside Mumbai Indians, and 12 out of 14 across the season. advanced to the playoffs. other team. They are perhaps the franchise that has won the most honors in tournament history, even though he received a two-year suspension in 2015 for his involvement in a corruption scandal.
This franchise has always supported good performances from its players and this year is also an exception as they have kept their core apart from a few releases to increase their wallets ahead of the IPL 2024 mini-auction Not. One of his most high-profile releases was that of all-rounder Ben Stokes, who is recovering from knee surgery.
Chennai Super Kings IPL 2024 auction preview: Trades, full squad, purse & slots remaining
Trades
Robin Uthappa’s move from Rajasthan Royals to Chennai Super Kings ahead of the 2021 auction was the only transfer in the franchise’s history. Despite actively searching for a replacement for Ambati Rayudu during his contract period, they made no move in this year’s transfer window.
Players released
Ben Stokes, Dwayne Pretorius, Bagath Varma, Subhranshu Senapati, Ambati Rayudu (Im Ruestand), Akash Singh, Kyle Jamieson, Sisanda Magara.
Squad before auction
MS Dhoni (c) (Woche), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajinkya Rahane, Deepak Chahar, Maheesh Theekshana, Mukesh Choudhary, Mitchell Santner, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Simarjeet Singh, Matheesha Pathirana , Tushar Deshpande, Prashant Solanki, Shaikh Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Ajay Mandal.
Purse remaining (in INR)
31.4 crore
Slots remaining
6 (3 overseas)
Chennai Super Kings IPL 2024 auction preview: Strengths
A shrew mastermind
At 42 years old, MS Dhoni is synonymous with tactical genius. Although his finishing skills have declined over the years, he is still a shrewd captain and he is also lightning fast when tackling the stumps. He recently reinvented himself in a new role and made a key guest appearance in his team’s winning 2023 season.
Plenty of experience
CSK became champions soon after their return in 2018 after a two-year hiatus, living up to the adage ‘T20 is a game of youth’ with the average age of the core team consisting of Dhoni (36 years old) and Ambati Rayudu (32 years old) overturned. Suresh Raina (31), Dwayne Bravo (34), Shane Watson (37) and Harbhajan Singh (37) were 34.5 years old this season. Valuing experience has brought rich benefits over the years.
A potent spin attack
The Super Kings team is tailored to the spin-promoting Chepauk pitch. The spin weapon of Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali, Mitchell Santner and the enigmatic combination of Mahesh Thekshana are sure to test any resistance.
Chennai Super Kings IPL 2024 auction preview: Weaknesses
Devoid of brute force in the middle and lower-middle order
The CSK batting line-up suffers from a lack of true finishers who can turn the game around when the odds are up. Jadeja, Dube and Ali jointly score most of the runs in the death overs, but we haven’t found a player of Dhoni’s caliber since his senior days.
Lack of a fast-bowling spearhead
Last year, CSK made the most of their home pace attack despite their lack of experience. Tushar Deshpande, who has yet to play for India, has taken the most wickets for the team (21) while Masisha Pathirana, who has played just one T20I for Sri Lanka so far, has scalped 19 times. I chipped in. Even if the gamble pays off, the franchise will be looking for a top-tier death against a world-renowned pacer.
Chennai Super Kings IPL 2024 auction preview: Potential first XI
Potenziel Erste XI: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinky Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Deepak Chahar, Tushar・Deshpande/Mukesh Chaudhary, Mahesh Thekshana, Masisha Pathirana< /p>
Impact Players: Mitchell Santner, Rajvardhan Hangargekar
Chennai Super Kings IPL 2024 auction preview: Players to target
Fast Bowlers: CSK’s first task in the auction will be to address its most glaring weakness – the lack of respected overseas pacers. RCB’s release of Josh Hazlewood opens up an opportunity for CSK to partner with the former player, likely leading to a head-to-head bidding war. Note also Mitchell He Starc who returned to the auction in 2014 and he played for RCB in 2015.
South African speedster Gerard Coetzee is also a candidate they can target due to his ability to provide wickets in short order, as he did during the 2023 World Cup.
Indian middle-order batsmen: In the upcoming auction, CSK will fetch big money to replace departed Rayudu with Tamil Nadu’s explosive middle-order batsman Shah Rukh Khan may be obtained. Karun Nehru and Manish Pandey will also be part of the priority list if the deal with Shah Rukh fails.
Foreign all-rounders: The team could make a bid for promising New Zealand all-rounders Rachin Ravindra and Darryl Mitchell to fill Stokes’ void.
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