IPL 2024: Top 4 Chennai Super Kings players to be in focus

The IPL 2024 would most likely be the final appearance of renowned Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper MS Dhoni, especially given his immaculate service in leading the franchise to five IPL victories, the most recent being the 2023 edition. The batting unit of the Chennai Super Kings is in fantastic shape following the IPL 2024 auction.

They have also primarily concentrated on boosting their batting order by increasing the proportion of Kiwi batters in the team. In IPL 2024, Dhoni’s arsenal will have access to his whole bowling lineup, thanks to more extensive and intriguing pace and spin wizards selections, which also comprise all-rounders. Here’s a list of the top four players from the Yellove squad to check out.

MS Dhoni

Unsurprisingly, the fan’s beloved Thala i.e. MS Dhoni will be the major player from the CSK side to check out in the IPL 2024 edition, as this could be the tournament where he could give a full stop to an illustrious cricketing career.

Be it for getting the game to its depth or scalping wickets through lightning-fast hands, the man from Ranchi has made his game and approach doing the talking about him as a sportsperson. As it implies, he is the player to be checked out by all the IPL fans, possibly seeing him hanging the boots from his cricketing journey and giving a proper and memorable sign-off.

Ruturaj Gaikwad

Ruturaj Gaikwad has performed admirably for CSK after joining the franchise in IPL 2020. In 52 matches, Gaikwad has 1797 runs, including one century and 14 fifties. He has also received a score of 99. He averages 39.06 and has a strikeout rate of 135.52. He has also performed admirably for the Indian team in short overs, getting a century against Australia in T20Is lately.

The Maharashtra batsman has extensive leadership experience in domestic cricket. He also led India to the Asian Games gold medal last year, which primarily talks about his potential to become the future leader of the yellow squad.

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Rachin Ravindra

Rachin Ravindra stood out for New Zealand in the recent World Cup 2023 event. Ravindra made full use of his position up the order, scoring three hundred for a total of 565 runs, the greatest by any batter making his World Cup debut. Ravindra was so outstanding that even after Kane Williamson returned, New Zealand remained with him.

Ravindra has 820 runs from 25 ODIs and 146 runs from 19 T20Is. He has also taken 29 wickets in restricted overs for New Zealand. It remains to be seen where Ravindra will fit into the CSK team as a viable opener with Ruturaj Gaikwad, as the recent news of the team’s standout left-hand opener, Devon Conway, has sustained a major thumb injury and is stated unavailable for the next two months.

Sameer Rizvi

Sameer Rizvi, an uncapped player from Meerut known for his tremendous hitting, received a startling bid of Rs 8.40 crore from the Chennai Super Kings. The auction for Rizvi began with a price of Rs 20 lakh. This middle-order batsman is set to make his IPL debut in 2024, making him the most expensive uncapped player in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 Auction.

Rizvi’s spectacular ascent followed his outstanding performance in the last UP T20 League, scoring 455 runs in only nine innings for the Kanpur Superstars, including two centuries. Indeed, it is unsurprising for several cricket fanatics to see how the promising batting star unveils himself on the bigger stage of IPL 2024.