The sixteenth season of IPL will start from Friday, March 31. The first match of the tournament will be played between the Chennai Super Kings and the champion Gujarat Titans. The last season of IPL i.e. IPL-15 was very bad for Chennai Super Kings. CSK was at number 9 in the points table with 10 teams. In such a situation, Chennai would like to start off well by winning their first match in the tournament. For the first match against Gujarat, CSK will need a strong eleven.
In the first match to be played against Gujarat, the team’s star batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad can start the Chennai Super Kings XI game led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Ruturaj Gaikwad can come in at the start with Devon Conway for the team. While Ambati Rayudu can handle the responsibility of number three.
Talking about the middle order of the team, England star Moeen Ali can start this order. Moeen Ali will almost certainly play at number four and Ben Stokes at number five. In the mini auction held in December 2022, CSK brought Ben Stokes into the squad by paying a whopping Rs 16.25 crore.
After this, all-rounder Shivam Dubey can take over for number six and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni himself can appear at number seven as the team’s finalist. This time, the fans are expecting some good final innings from Dhoni.
The bowling department will start with the all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. Jadeja can play in team number eight. There may be a change in the place of Jadeja and Mahendra Singh Dhoni if necessary. Dhoni can also play at number eight and Jadeja at seven. On the other hand, speaking of the team’s fast pitchers, Mukesh Chaudhary, Dwayne Pretorius and the experienced Deepak Chahar can be included in this department. State that the Sri Lankan players will join their respective IPL teams after April 8th. In such a situation, there is a high chance that Dwayne Pretorius will get a chance instead of Mahish Teekshana.
Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, Shivam Dube, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain and goalkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Mukesh Chowdhary and Dwayne Pretorius.
