IPL 2019: Top 5 wicket-takers for Chennai Super Kings in IPL history

Chennai Super Kings is the most dominating team in IPL history. The yellow outfit has featured in IPL final seven times out of nine and have never been outside the top four in any season. MS Dhoni and men have lifted the IPL trophy thrice and also have two Champions League T20 trophies in their cabinets.

One of the pillars of CSK’s success has been their bowling. They never had a tearaway fast bowler, but they had a legion of crafty spinners who befuddled batsmen at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. CSK also had a host of medium-pace bowlers who were very effective in Indian conditions. They have also produced three purple cap winners.

Many illustrious names such as Muttiah Muralitharan, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Ashish Nehra, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh and others have been a part of Chennai’s bowling arsenal.

Here are five of the most successful bowlers for Chennai Super Kings over the years:

#5 Mohit Sharma - 57 wickets

The talented medium pacer from Haryana paved his way into International cricket with breakthroughs for CSK. After an impressive outing in the Ranji Trophy 2012-13, the 25-year-old was snapped by the yellow team for the 2013 IPL season.

Mohit Sharma proved his potential in the debut season itself. In IPL 2013, the medium-pacer collected 20 wickets from 15 matches at a meager 6.43 runs per over. The performance earned him a national debut soon. The confidence boost was visible in the next season where Mohit won the purple cap for his 23 wickets in 16 matches.

After another season for CSK, Mohit served KXIP for the next three IPL editions. The bowler will return to Super Kings roster for the 2019 IPL edition. He has 57 wickets from 47 matches and will add to this tally in the upcoming season.