IPL 2019: 3 star players who can help Chennai Super Kings win the title this year
The Indian Premier League has seen big totals, huge sixes, classy boundaries, exciting chases, memorable hundreds and fast fifties. One of the vital byproducts of the league has been the making of skillful younger generation cricketers to the national side.
In the Indian Premier League, Chennai Super Kings have been one of the most pre-eminent teams. After being banned for a couple of seasons, they made a roaring comeback to emerge as champions in 2018.
In the history of the tournament, CSK has been the most successful side having won three titles and finishing as runners-up in four seasons. Also, the franchise has qualified for the playoffs in all the nine editions of the tournament in which it has taken part.
In the 2019 IPL Auction, CSK retained most of their players from the previous season and bought only Mohit Sharma and Ruturaj Gaekwad for 5 crores and 20 lakhs respectively which has always been a hallmark of the CSK side which is to stick with the core they have formed from the start.
Here, we take a look at the three players from their squad who can help Chennai Super Kings defend the IPL trophy this season:
#1 Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is arguably the most renowned captain in the history of the IPL. In the 2018 IPL, MSD had an excellent season for CSK both with the bat and behind the wickets. The veteran skipper scored 455 runs in 16 matches at an outstanding strike rate of 150.67. He was the third highest run-scorer for the franchise behind Ambati Rayudu and Shane Watson in the previous season and led the Chennai Super Kings to their third title.
Captain cool's form with the bat along with his shrewd captaincy is going to be very vital if Chennai Super Kings is going to defend its title successfully. The fans will definitely look forward to his lightning-fast hands behind the wickets, aggressive batting, and innovative captaincy when he steps on the field.