IPL 2022 – 5 players likely to make debuts in IPL opening match: MS Dhoni already has a big selection headache for the first match against Kolkata Knight Riders and will miss the services of three top players in their first game on March 26.Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar and Dwaine Pretorius are all ruled out of the first game owing to different reasons. CSK will thus be forced to put up a makeshift Playing XI, which in turn can pave way for newcomers to debut. Follow IPL 2022 LIVE Updates & CSK vs KKR LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
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IPL 2022 – 5 players likely to make debuts in IPL opening match: On the other hand, while KKR has a solid team on paper, the team management will look to figure out certain elements and experiment in turn opening a path for a debutant to ply his trade. Let’s take a look at 5 players who can make a debut in the CSK vs KKR match.
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Anukul Roy (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Anukul Roy is one promising name yet to make his IPL debut despite being with Mumbai Indians since IPL 2018. The Jharkhand cricketer has often came on as a replacement fielder but is yet to earn his cap. Anukul can be a good alternative to Varun Chakravarthy and is also a handy batter down the order.
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Rajvardhan Hangargekar (Chennai Super Kings)
Rajvardhan Hangargekar was picked up by CSK in the mega auction earlier this year. He showed his potential both with bat and ball. With Deepak Chahar missing the majority of the season, he can be an ideal replacement for the seamer given his all-round capabilities. And now with a new leader in Faf, it will be exciting to see how the Protea marshals his youngsters.
IPL 2022: 5 players are likely to make debuts in IPL opening match between CSK vs KKR, check details
Hari Nishaanth (Chennai Super Kings)
Nishaanth was the top-scorer in TNPL 2021 with 368 runs from nine matches and was eventually secured by CSK for his base price of 20 lakhs. He has been in and around the Tamil Nadu domestic circuit for a long time now. He is an opening batsman and is also a wicketkeeper. He was previously picked by CSK in 2020 but was not given a match.
Abhijeet Tomar (Kolkata Knight Riders)
Tomar from Rajasthan is a power-hitter. He is flexible in the batting -order and can bat anywhere in the line-up. He was picked up for 40 lakhs by KKR. He is a good player of the backfoot and relies on hitting big shots. He can also be groomed as a finisher by the franchise.
Ashok Sharma (Kolkata Knight Riders)
KKR’s Indian bowling contingent looks a bit inexperienced even with the presence of Umesh Yadav in the squad. Ashok Sharma is another young pacer who might be looked at in the first game. He is a medium pacer and can bat decently as well. KKR picked him up for 55 lakhs.
IPL 2022: 5 players are likely to make debuts in IPL opening match between CSK vs KKR, check details
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