Chennai Super Kings will again start as the favourites when they take the field in the 13th season of the IPL. The Chennai based franchise rely on their core group to do the job which has paid dividends. MS Dhoni was named their captain in the inaugural season and he has continued to led the teams.
The three times champion lost the 2019 final by just 1 run against Mumbai Indians and they will be eager to bounce back in style to win their fourth trophy and join Mumbai Indians in the number of trophy cabinet. The men in yellow also have the team to do the job and they would heavily rely on experience.
They purchased England all-rounder Sam Curran in IPL 2020 auction to strengthen their team and add a much needed all-rounder which can be used as a backup for Dwayne Bravo.
The batting department includes the like of N. Jagadeesan, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni, Murali Vijay, Suresh Raina and foreign stars like Faf Du Plessis and Shane Watson. The bowling department has the mix of youth with the blend of experience with the likes of KM Asif, Deepak Chahar, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir, Karn Sharma, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Santner and Shardul Thakur.
Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo and Sam Curran are the three specialist all rounders in the team.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK): Ambati Rayudu, KM Asif, Deepak Chahar, Dwayne Bravo, Faf du Plessis, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir, Narayan Jagadeesan, Karn Sharma, Kedar Jadhav, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Santner, Monu Singh, MS Dhoni, Murali Vijay, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shane Watson, Shardul Thakur, Suresh Raina.
Players brought in IPL 2020 auction
Sam Curran of England for 5.50 crore rupees, Piyush Chawla of India for 6.75 crore rupees, Josh Hazlewood of Australia for 2 crore rupees and R Sai Kishore of India for 20 lakh rupees.
