Ruturaj Gaikwad-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are one of the favourites for the upcoming IPL 2024 edition. The defending champions will play the season-opener, where they will host the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on March 22 (Friday).
The five-time winners will embark upon a new journey with Gaikwad leading the franchise as Dhoni stepped down as the captain on Thursday (March 21). Thus, all eyes will be on the Chennai opening batter and how he takes over from Dhoni.
During the IPL 2024 mini-auction, Chennai added quite a few promising names to their roster. Hence, the Yellow Army are a formidable unit and will aim to clinch their sixth IPL title this year (which will make them the most successful franchise in the tournament).
Chennai Super Kings IPL 2024 Details
Home ground: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Best Performance: Winners in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023
Captain: Ruturaj Gaikwad
Players to watch out: Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Sameer Rizvi
IPL 2024: MS Dhoni steps down as CSK captain, Ruturaj Gaikwad announced his replacement
Schedule:
Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – March 22 – Chennai – 7:30 PM IST
Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans – March 26 – Chennai – 7:30 PM IST
Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings – March 31 – Vizag – 7:30 PM IST
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings – April 5 – Hyderabad – 7:30 PM IST
CSK IPL 2024 probable playing XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman, Maheesh Theekshana
CSK players bought at IPL 2024 auction: Rachin Ravindra (INR 1.8 crore), Shardul Thakur (INR 4 crore), Daryl Mitchell (INR 14 crore), Sameer Rizvi (INR 8.40 crore), Mustafizur Rahman (INR 2 crore), Avanish Rao Aravelly (INR 20 lakh).
CSK squad for IPL 2024: MS Dhoni (wk), Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway (wk), Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Simarjeet Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Matheesha Theekshana, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Mustafizur Rahman, Avanish Rao Aravelly