IPL 2018: The core players of Chennai Super Kings

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The Kings return to their kingdom after a two-year hiatus. The two-time Indian Premier League (IPL) winners are back in business and they would be hungry to win. They are a franchise that has a massive fan following and has performed consistently throughout the IPL. Their management more or less brought back the players that had become synonymous with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the auction. Now, the onus is on the team to recreate the magic.

Let’s have a look at CSK’s five players who form the core of their team.

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#1 MS Dhoni

There is something pleasant about watching MS Dhoni play in that yellow jersey. It would be hard to believe for a stranger that Dhoni is from Ranchi and not from Chennai. Those charismatic finishes, that calmness, and the ever-alert mind, the city of Chennai is going to be alive again as their king is back on his throne.

A veteran of 159 IPL games, Dhoni is an invaluable player as he is the captain of the ship, the wicketkeeper and the backbone of the middle order. Dhoni would like to inch closer to that 4000-run mark and increase his tally of 17 fifties in this season. Having scored at an average of 37.88, Dhoni is CSK’s bankable player.

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