There is now just one week until the IPL 2023 season begins. The excitement among the spectators is growing even more as the day draws to a close. On March 31 at 8:00 p.m. at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings will play their first game of this season.
This season, the team garnering the most attention is Chennai Super Kings. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, their captain, may be retiring after this season, which is why. The entire crowd is excited to watch him play one more time on the field.
The English all-rounder Ben Stokes, one of the seven players who Chennai Super Kings entered into this year’s mini-auction, ended up being the most expensive player in the team. CSK bought him for 16.25 crore.
Chennai Super Kings Squad for IPL 2023
MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mukesh Choudhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Ajinkya Rahane, Ben Stokes, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Kyle Jamieson, Ajay Mandal, Bhagath Varma, Sisanda Magala
Chennai Super Kings Strongest Playing 11 for IPL 2023
- Opener: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Middle Order: Shivam Dube, Ambati Rayudu, Ben Stokes
- Lower Order: MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja
- Bowlers: Maheesh Theekshana, Deepak Chahar, Mukesh Choudhary, Kyle Jamieson
Opener: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad
For the Chennai Super Kings this year, the starting duo of Rituraj Gaikwad and Devon Conway may be observed. Rituraj Gaikwad had an outstanding final season, scoring 368 runs at an average of 26 in 14 games. He also registered three half-centuries in 2022.
We can see Devon Conway, a left-handed batter for New Zealand, batting first, followed by Rituraj Gaikwad. Conway only had the opportunity to participate in 7 games last season, but in those games, he amassed 252 runs at an average of 42. Conway is unique in that he scores runs quickly, which will help the Chennai squad get out to a good start.
Middle Order: Shivam Dube, Ambati Rayudu, Ben Stokes
Shivam Dubey is batting third, and Chennai’s middle order appears to be quite formidable. Shivam Dubey had a strike rate of 156 last season and scored 289 runs in 11 games.
Ambati Rayudu may be seen batting at position number four in the middle order. In 13 games last season, Rayudu scored 274 runs, averaging 24. (including a half-century). The same, he has amassed 4190 runs throughout his IPL career, including 22 half-centuries and 1 century, in 188 games. His unique quality is his capacity to knock long sixes both against quick bowlers and against spin bowlers.
Batting at number five in the middle order for Chennai, we can see England’s famous all-rounder Ben Stokes. In the mini option, Stokes was acquired by the Chennai franchise in his team for a total of 16.25 crores. Despite not participating in IPL matches for the past two years, he has enough potential; in 43 IPL games, he has scored 920 runs and taken 28 wickets. He is the type of player that every team wants in their starting lineup because he has the power to completely alter the course of a game.
Lower Order: MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja
Every cricket fan solely considers Mahendra Singh Dhoni when it comes to winning a game. In 2023, Dhoni will end games for Chennai and maintain the wicket behind the wicket for the final time. In 14 games during the previous season, he scored a total of 232 runs at an average of 33.
Ravindra Jadeja’s name always comes up while discussing the best all-arounder in contemporary cricket. Jadeja appeared in just 10 games during the previous season, recording 116 runs and 5 wickets. He has played in 210 IPL games, giving him a wealth of experience in the league.
Bowlers: Maheesh Theekshana, Deepak Chahar, Mukesh Choudhary, Kyle Jamieson
Maheesh Theekshana, a spinner from Sri Lanka, will undoubtedly be included in the starting lineup. He played for the Chennai franchise in the final IPL season of 2022, taking a total of 12 wickets in 9 games with an economy rate of 7.
Since Deepak Chahar is Chennai Super Kings’ quick bowler, his spot in the starting lineup is set. Injury prevented Deepak from participating in the previous season, but since making his IPL debut in 2016, he has taken 59 wickets in 63 games with an economy rate of 7.80.
In addition to Deepak Chahar, Mukesh Chaudhary is a quick bowler who can be used as a backup. Mukesh had a very successful third season; in his team’s previous campaign, he grabbed the most wickets with 16 in 13 games played.
Jamieson was purchased by the Chennai team in the IPL auction this season; he did not participate in the previous season (IPL 2022), but in his rookie campaign, he took 9 wickets in 9 games for RCB. (IPL 2021).
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