CSK IPL 2024: Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings, the Yellow Brigade, and the Five-Time Champions all left their imprints on IPL 2023. That last over, those final two balls, a six and a four of those last two balls, and CSK lifting the title while MS Dhoni had tears in his eyes: those scenes haven’t left fans’ eyes since then.
The five times IPL champions won their first tournament in 2010. Nothing much changed next year and CSK lift the trophy in 2011 as well. The return of CSK was also dramatic as after suffering a two-year suspension, Chennai Super Kings came back in 2018 and lift the title again. Another trophy in 2021, followed by the worst season for Super Kings in history when in 2022, they ended in 9th position. But, as MS Dhoni said after the 2022 setback, “We will come back stronger,” so they did; CSK won the title for the fifth time in 2023.
Dhoni has the art to pull out every ounce of potential and expertise of a player and make him worth it to play in the first 11. Chennai have a perfect squad and there isn’t much really to change or swap. The batting looks good, they have quality all-rounders, and not any big names there but a classy and effective bowling unit after the addition of Matheesha Pathirana.
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CSK Performance This Year (IPL 2023)
The Chennai Super Kings were the undisputed champions this year, and arguably this was one of the Super Kings’ best years in their recent past. The best of Shivam Dube was still to come, and to this day we may say that he and Matheesha Pathirana were the season’s biggest finds.
| Match no. | Teams | Result |
| 1 | GT vs CSK | GT won by 5 wickets |
| 6 | CSK vs LSG | CSK won by 12 runs |
| 12 | MI vs CSK | CSK won by 7 wickets |
| 17 | CSK vs RR | RR won by 3 runs |
| 24 | RCB vs CSK | CSK won by 8 runs |
| 29 | CSK vs SRH | CSK won by 7 wickets |
| 33 | KKR vs CSK | CSK won by 49 runs |
| 37 | RR vs CSK | RR won by 32 runs |
| 41 | CSK vs PBKS | PBKS won by 4 wickets |
| 45 | LSG vs CSK | No result |
| 49 | CSK vs MI | CSK won by 6 wickets |
| 55 | DC vs CSK | CSK won by 27 runs |
| 61 | CSK vs KKR | KKR won by 6 wickets |
| 67 | CSK vs DC | CSK won by 67 runs |
| Q1 | GT vs CSK | CSK won by 15 runs |
| Final | CSK vs GT | CSK won by 5 wickets |
Chennai Super Kings IPL 2024 Squad
As we mentioned earlier, there is not much CSK need to alter but a few spots can be replaced by some more prominent and promising players. Ambati Rayudu has announced retirement this season so he will be released and Sisanda Magala (Replacement of Kyle Jamieson) was also not used and he might also be released if Jamieson comes back to the squad.
Chennai Super Kings Squad 2024: Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Moeen Ali, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana, Deepak Chahar, Mitchell Santner, Subhranshu Senapati, Matheesha Pathirana, Akash Singh, Bhagath Varma, Nishant Sindhu, Shaik Rasheed, Simarjeet Singh, Prashant Solanki, Ajay Jadav Mandal, RS Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Kyle Jamieson, Ben Stokes
Chennai Super Kings IPL 2024 Coaches (Tentative)
- Head coach – Stephen Fleming
- Batting coach – Michael Hussey
- Bowling coach – DJ Bravo
- Feilding Coach – Rajiv Kumar
Chennai Super Kings Key Players For IPL 2024
1- MS Dhoni- Dhoni as a captain, Dhoni as a wicketkeeper, and Dhoni as a finisher! He is the best in all these situations.
2- Ravindra Jadeja- Left-arm finger spin and a mature finisher who understands the situation and can take you out as a champion by smashing 10 runs off the last 2 balls.
3- Ruturaj Gaikwad– An Indian opener with that level of caliber, who can dismantle the opposition team’s morale right from the start of the batting.
4- Matheesha Pathirana– The only problem CSK had in the last season was a weak death over bowling but how beautifully has Matheesha Pathirana handled it!
5- Shivam Dube- One of the most explosive batters this season, and many believe that his best is yet to come. He strengthens the top of the middle order and carries on the momentum in the middle overs.
These five are the key players of Super Kings for IPL 2024. These are the players around which Chennai management will try to build their team and will be looking forward to put the 6th title under their belt.
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