Four-time Indian Premier League (IPL) winners Chennai Super Kings will open their IPL 2023 marketing campaign in opposition to the defending champions Gujarat Titans on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday (March 31). Ahead of their departure for Ahmedabad, CSK welcomed the brand new gamers like Ben Stokes and Ajinkya Rahane into the squad and unveiled their new jersey by sharing it with them.
Captain MS Dhoni offered Saika Rasheed and former India teammate Ajinkya Rahane with their jerseys, whereas head coach Stephen Fleming offered Nishant Sindhu together with his jersey. CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan and proprietor and former BCCI president N. Srinivasan additionally offered jerseys to different newcomers within the squad.
Check photos of Chennai Super Kings sharing new jerseys with information members of the group right here…
Ahead of the season, CSK spent massive on the IPL 2023 public sale, bringing residence England captain Ben Stokes for a whopping Rs 16.25 crore. Stokes might be anticipated to fill the void left by West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, who retired from IPL.
After profitable the title in 2021, CSK didn’t progress to the Playoffs levels in IPL 2022. Dhoni’s facet completed second to final on the factors desk final 12 months with simply 4 wins from 14 matches.
Meanwhile, former India and CSK off-spinner Harbhajan Singh believes all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja could possibly be pushed to the next place within the batting order for the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2023. Jadeja had a forgettable time in IPL 2022, scoring solely 116 runs in 10 innings at a median of 19.33 and picked 5 wickets at an financial system fee of seven.52.
Also, he was the captain of CSK at the beginning of the competitors final 12 months. But MS Dhoni took again management duties mid-way and shortly, Jadeja was dominated out for the remainder of the event resulting from a rib damage. Now, forward of IPL 2023, Jadeja enters the competitors on the again of bagging ‘Player of the Series’ award in India’s 2-1 Test collection win over Australia, in addition to enjoying a pivotal position within the group`s ODI win in Mumbai.
“One player who I am going to have my eyes on will be Ravindra Jadeja. I want to see what kind of batting he`s going to do for CSK. I think he`ll be pushed higher up in the batting order (this season). As well as his four overs with the ball (will be key). If you look at world cricket currently, there’s no better all-rounder than him. So, I am looking forward to seeing Ravindra Jadeja performing in the IPL,” Harbhajan was quoted as saying by Star Sports, the official TV broadcasters of IPL 2023.
(with IANS inputs)
