Defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are ready to take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in opener of the Indian Premier League 2024 on March 22 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. CSK have always been the strongest side in the tournament, they have both, experience as well as the young blood in their squad. With a strength of 25, we have picked 11 players who could make it to the Playing XI of CSK.
In the IPL 2024 Auction, CSK purchased Rachin Ravindra at INR 1.8 crore. New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell was also bought at INR 14 crore. Shardul Thakur was added to the squad in the latest IPL auction at a whopping price of INR 8.4 crore, and has a chance to play in starting matches. The highest uncapped player in IPL 2024, Sameer Rizvi can be used as a impact player in the team.
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway will be the openers for the team under the leadership of MS Dhoni. Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube and Moeen Ali would bat in middle overs.
Ravindra Jadeja, Maheesh Theekshana and Moeen Ali will serve as spin option while Matheesha Pathirana, Deepak Chahar and Shardul Thakur will be CSK’s pace attack.
CSK Probable Playing XI for IPL 2024
Ruturaj Gaikwad
Devon Conway ✈️
Ajinkya Rahane
Shivam Dube
Moeen Ali ✈️
MS Dhoni (C, WK)
Ravindra Jadeja
Shardul Thakur
Deepak Chahar
Maheesh Theekshana ✈️
Matheesha Pathirana ✈️
Impact player: Sameer Rizvi
CSK squad for IPL 2024
MS Dhoni (C), Ajay Mandal, Ajinkya Rahane, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Mitchell Santner, Moeen Ali, Mukesh Choudhary, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shaik Rasheed, Shivam Dube, Simarjeet Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Mustafizur Rahman, Avanish Rao Aravelly.
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